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HAITI Clémard Joseph CHARLES rn)
President and General Manager OC : : '
of the Commercial Bank of Haitt

Clémard Joseph Charles, a man who has
insisted on numerous occasions that he will
be the next President of Heiti, has been
chronically involved, directly or indirect-
ly, in rumored plots against President °° |
-“Duvalier which have never materialized.

In May 1963 Charles is reported to have
Passed word to US officials chrough an
American journalist that he was in a
position to head a provisional govern-
ment after President Duvalier had been . i
¥emoved from power. In subsequent years, particularly in 1966. H
and 1967, Charles approached US officials both in New York oy i
and Port-au-Prince with the apparent intention of enltating . re
US support for a group of conspirators he claimed to lead. : { ’ :
which was determined to topple Duvalier from power. None "at | ae

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of these plots materialized, however, and there was never —
any evidence to suggest that any serious plans had been made,

; “In Januavy 1969 Charles had a lengthy conversation with :

"an official of the US Embassy in which the former candidl- .
discussed his: grievances against Duvalier and the plot he | : ao

, Glaimed to be instigating to overthrow Duvalier and replace ' .
him as President of Haiti, Charles stated that the group . .
supporcing his efforts consisted primarily of soldiers, a

few militiamen, some professional men, priests, students,’

end assorted other well-placed individuale, He claimed

that representatives of. these groups had already agreed on.

the essential elements of a constitution which would ine

Glude a bicameral legislature and an operative political

' party structure. The reporting official cautioned, how. .y
@ver, that Charlea' remarks should be viewed in light of ||

his previous history of relating such conspiracies, .

’ °° When President Duvalier wae reported to be seriously

- ALL in mid-May 1969, Charles' neme ‘was again mentioned in
sonnection with myriad. rumors of imminent government tekee

“are, According to a reliable source,’ a military junca

: wae formed to cake power in the event of the death of . —

- Buvdsder, The junta purportedly included Gen. Gérard -
Constant, Col, Octave Cayard, Col, Kuener Blain, Col, |

Roger Gt. Albin, and Col, René Prosper, Charles. was said

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to be aware of the identitiss of these: | men. Furthermore,
according to an official of the US Embassy, at one time t
it appeared that Charles had originated the idea of the ; $ooCt. -
junta, hoping to utilize it evencuakly to launch his own - ! : ’
. candidacy for the Presidency. Subsequently, however, i
Charles changed his statements about being "the next
President" to being "a future President," and he seemed
to be placing some distance between himself and the pro- | - : ae
posed junta. he . JE ete

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During Charles' sforementioned conversation with an - = St tc:
Embassy official’ in January 1969, he revealed other facets _ rs
of his personality as well as his penchant for plotting. - - . .
He conceives of his role in Haiti in grandiose, almost
messianic terms, He said that he had invested $2 million oo :
in Haiti and had done more-for the development of the “ ; i
country than any other indigenous Haitian, “He claimed, .
for example, that the workers in the Artibonite were. -
passionate admirers of his because his tannery in Port | : Sot
Sondé (now closed) provided needed jobs. He also. claimed .. a
the special allegiance of the chauffeur guides, the only 2 ‘
‘truly organized workers in the country, because when he -
directed the compulsory Government Motor Vehicle Insurance : 2,
/.  program,: legitimate chauffeur claims were paid,..He im- _. Se :
‘ . plied that such claims were no longer honored, . i - °

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Ts Discussing the internal problems of his country, '

; ‘| ©". Charles stressed the need for immediate steps to. prevent
en . -‘ the total destruction of daiti's land and resources, to Lo.
Mee control the spiraling. population growth, and to rejuvenate . _

the country's secondary cities. To achieve these goala

- before current trends become irreversible, Charles believes
mn that it is essential to pursue relations with the United ‘
wet States that would be conducive to massive assistance: and... ~
investment. In this respect he insists that Duvalier” an
has been grossly unrealistic and has done Haiti great | : :
: damage by his refusal. to recognise the: role the United
States must play in Haitian affairs.

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_ COUNTRY Haiti - | REPORT NO, = .00= B 321/36801-68

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= SUBJECT Clemard Charles Statement That He Will DATE OISTR.

. "Attempt Davalier Overthrow Feb-Mar 69/ | _ — _ ~
Charles Comment On No. 2 and 3 Men In so, PAGES 2 2S NEC 1383
Duvalier nee Confirmation by UK a . ‘ : ; *

Consul Generai/Weak Condition o2 Banque . C-pC8-54950 eb
Commerciale d'Haiti/Background On Various ReaeOS *s 4 Bg °
Personalities and Their Present Location a

DATE OF INFO. Dec 63

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PLACE & DATE ACG. Haiti /Dec 68
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION

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SOURCE U3 citizen; independent businessman who has visited in Haiti for. extended
periods during the past four years. He is currently attempting to promote

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private financial backing for installation of generating equipment at the poe

) Barrage de Peligre dam and for educational television in Haiti. » ote \
(This report was developed and prepared by 9 US Army Fepresentative — i
assigned to the office of preparation. ] , mi

1. I recently spent approximately three daya in Hatt (ge22. Dec 68) and
while there had extended visits with Clemara. Joseph Charles, President,
Banque Commerciale’ d'Haiti, and also owner of a sisal : T ‘plantation and will.
Present during visits with Charles was his personal assistant and con-

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_™me that he intended to attempt to overthrow Duvalier.~:He has made specifica
plans for this overthrow in late February or early March 1969. He clains
that he definitely has the Army and the Catholic ‘Church with him, and:
that the overthrow will ve without bloodshed. : . :

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2. I had. not intended to contact other officials or individuals in Raitt. _

Hovever, on the last day.of my stay I was invited ‘to visit with Clovis ©
uM Desinor, formerly Haiti's representative to the UN and currently Dr." ¢
Duvalier’s Minister of Finance, He is said to be the No. 2 man in Haiti -
next to Duvalier. Present at the meeting with Desinor was his aseiotant,
‘Dr. Herve Boyer and + Peportedly the No. 3 man.

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"Qe I first met the individuals mentioned above in 1965-66 while on an
. extended stay in Haiti. for business purposes. I was introduced to Charles
7 a, a driver assigned to me by the Haitian Government and whose
Raymonde, was the personal secretary for Charles. Rowe continued 7
: to. for me on that Lirst.and subsequent visits. to Baits . except: 0
this latest visit when.he was 4 absont. in the US. | fe bas

When I firat met Charles he.was President of the ‘Banque. Comercialé 4 a
. G@tHadta, owned the Sisal plantation and.mill, alco owed a tannery:
- - @inanecd by West German intorcsts, and was the President of tho lini a S ee
’ Chamber of Commerce and Haitian correspondent for the First’ National
City Bank of New York. During the period upproximtely. one year prior -
to dune 1967, Charhas put into effect a system of Social geourdty (Office |
ef National Assurance) which was ‘working well and liked by, the. Haitian

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- Tho ditteminanon @f ihe document (a limited to civilien omployest and active duly miliary pervennel “within nthe dntalligence cannons

the USB mambsr agencies, and: to those seniet officials ef Ihe mamber seenini whe must eet upen ihe informatinn, However, valent specileaily gontrel :
dscerdance with parogtenh 8 of BCID.1/7; it may be teleutad te thote.cempstents so} tho dopartmenis and agensist of the U. $ Gavernment directly ni
teaipeting in the praduchva ef National Intelligenee. 1 SHALL NOT ‘t DISSEMINATIO: 10 CONTRACTIONS. & shail nei be distemanaind cd eroeniee: i.

: se personnel, including contullants, under @ coniracival rolstienihip te the U, &. Ceverament witheu) the writen permision of tha srigintats ud j

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" y people. -He also devised an autembile insurance system ‘and was financing Bo ta”
=, this through the Banque Conmerciale atHadts. Cobo

SG os .\$e Ina period just. prior to June 1967 puvalier vas convinced by Desinor and
rr rr Boyer that Charles was, or at least had been, plotting Duvaliers" over-

4 i. |. ° throw. Together with large group Charles was. inprdsoned an Port-eucFrine
i 7 + Syom June 1967 to June 1968. .

6. Just prior to the arrest of Cnarles, Max Rowe 's wife, Raymonde, took

: US$200,000 out of the bank and hid it near Cap Haitien in tha north and - oo ‘
- advised Charles' wife of the location. “In addition, Max Row 'clains . so oe
Lt \ that in June 1967 he and hia wife [Raymonde Rowe is in process of getting ; '

US citizenship. Max is in the US on a visitor's permit) brought papers -
incriminating Charles to the US and Gestroyed then.

BANK'S FINANCIAL CONDITION’

Although Charles has the bank, his position at. present ts difficult. I
saw the bank balance sheet which shows absets. of US$2.9 million but only ‘ we
,000 (as of 10 Dec 68) cash on hand, With ‘this, amll amount of cach i H
he can no longer mke loans.. He saya’that-he has found it necessary to :
_ fake sizeable loans to Haitians who have in turn made highly speculative
loans to others at exorbitant rates of interest. Very minor amounts of

these loans have been repaid to the bank end” thus hia current finsacial
position. . Le

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Charles is hopeful that vhen puvalier's. overthrow has Jbeen completed he
will be able to get private financial assistance from the US. According
to Charles, US financial organizations have almost completely stopped
their assistance because (Of the oppressive Duvalier. Government. ..

Charles says that Max Rowe is avere of his plans to overthrow Duvalier -

which were communicated to Rowe by a La Bonte Jean, who is also in the .

_ US. Charles says that the Army is unhappy with Duvaiier because of the’ =
_ execution ef fourteen officers after the abortive May 1968 invasion, ’
' | which included Najor Toma, who was popular and powerful in his position as ©

. @ Censor and in control of all foreigners coming into Haiti. Charles

. maintains that the Ton Ton Macoutes are no Longer a potent force - not.
operational. They have no food end are receiving no pay. ‘

. © hua! etanchiteeen eseeeeee a necbemee .

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John Pierre La Grand, UK Consul General, in Halt’ and Shell O11 Genersl
Manager, agrees with Cuaries that Desinor and Boyer are Duvaliers closest
confidante. Ping distales Metares (alias Fritatzelmont) de eaid by Rowe and .
La Grand to be fu’ er's hatchet man. He is manager of the Croupiera »
-@t the. Royal Cabaret. La Grand ‘aye that the “old man", (Duvalier) i
etronger Shan ever, both’ dn bealth ent Power Py,

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DATE: 3 AUGUST 1968

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18, U S.C. Secs 793 and 794, the transmisehen or revelutea cf which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.

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[ COUNTRY Bates , : REPORT NO. 00 Say 2121565

SUBJECT = ‘Clemnrd Joseph Guarles Hap Reportedly _ DATE DISTR

Paid US$200 Thousand Ransos And Pronfeed An - - 26 JULI968. ~*~.
Additional US$400 Thousand in Return for : NO PAGE “y  . .
Release from Prison And Reinstatement As .

President of Comercial Bank of Dnitd REFERENCES

DATE OF INFO. dul 63°

PLACER DATE ACQ. — wemwneen-/Jul 60 -
THIS IS_UNEVALUATED_IN TED INFORMATION

SOURCE Hoturalised US citizen of Haitian birth, official of an a impot- |,

2 X have heard from previously reliable sources ‘that Charles vas Fi
compelled to pay to the Government of Haiti. (G0H) the.sum of i

. (not Haitian gourds) as the price of. reinstate-:

as head of the SCH. Chorles has aleo promised, as part =~ = E

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Loo net Dee ezas_] 7 a

this decumen) 16 le binited to’ civéban erviovess and active duty miltter porayinot “within the intelligence campénents :
of the in Usa mom ase ad te thot ae penict siticlas al the retit e compocen who aie ‘a aon upon the Intasmation However, vnlene ‘Severn contralled .
OCIO WF, i may vivaved to Te id Kive af the vernment direc
In accordance weith fee ail Bot at Intelligence, WALL MOTB (OISSEMINATEO 10 SCONTRACIONS. We aha fer be dintomineted to orgenie.
parle ae nn el, including senuctanie under a-contractual retetomhp.’ tie US. + Goverameni ni wahoul the, weinten pornustian | oi the eriginater. :

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FROM: Interagency Source Register. . a

SUBJECT: CLEMARD, Joseph Chartes so-622 ae mo
aka; CHARLES, Clemard Joseph... ee

- 4. Reference is made to your request for registration dated oe
3 June 1968 concerning Subject. Youare referred to OO-E-324/ 5 0
0634-66 dated ‘14 April 1966, subject: Clemard Joseph Charles. a
Believed to be President Duvalter's Personal Financial Manager/ ‘° = 7.
Biographical Data on C J Charlies; OO-A(S) 322/14008-06 dated May . Za
ing subject: Clemard Joseph-Chartes Must Raise US. $605 Thousand a,
Before He Can Resume His Banklog and Othor Activities; and OO=A(S)
8 dated 22 May 1968, subject; Rearrest of Clemard — ;
Joseph Charles /Charies Is Not Able to-Raisa U3$005 Thousand Rassom/

Date Concerning Charies' US Bank Accounts/President Duvalier
Might Settle for US$100 Thousand Cach/Charles Has Credit of -
ae Thousaad in National Bank of the Republic of Haiti aad Clalzne

an Additional US$100 Thousaad. Copies are attached for your retention, ao

: _ 8, The Interagency Source Register hee Bo record of a.
Lo: '" . + @mrwemt-operational interest in Subject. DCS reserves the right to"
7 *. . ontact Subject under the provisions of DCID 2/3...

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SECRET 1916402 JUL 68 CITE PORT AU PRINCE
" DIRECTOR INFO SANTO DOMINGO, JMCOBRA
HEWRI SICLAIT DIRECTOR OF TOBACCO MONOPLY AND
INTRIGUER AGAINST CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, AND WHO IS
|") Now RUMORED if) DIFFICULTIES SINCE CHARLES RELEASE,
"LEFT PORT AU PRINCE 17 JULY ON PANAN 234 PRESS
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16 July 1968 . .

MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Domestic Contact Service ©
- Operational Support Stali:

ATTENTION | 3: Mr. Georgo S. Musulin ee ‘|;

SUBJECT =  =—=—s'35—s DCS Case 47540 - Contact : -
with Louis A, Brua:

i. Reference is made to « our memorandum of 12 April | : \i
1966 and subsequent communications on the subject of WH/T :
interest in-the contact which-had been established by DCS repre- :
aentatives in New York with Louis A. Brun. This contact served =

to monitor the activities of Chomard Joseph Charles, the Haitian.

Banker, whe was plotting to overthrow the Duvalier regime in .

Haiti ; ,

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2. in Jane 1967, Charlee was arrested in Port-au-Prince =
and has spent the majority of the time since then:in jail, Heise
velenced at various intervals by Duvalior apparently to give him
the opportunity to lecate more money for the regime. . Since .- ,
Charles fol) frem grace, it hs; become apparent that aay hopes
er plans ho may have had te overthrow Duvalier have long eince- =.
past. Accordiagly, we wish te advise that WH/? hae ne special are 7
faterest in DCS maintaining contact with Brun to cover Charles’ ‘\

activities, Likewise, we do not fool that.there are any special :
; veqeiremento at this time which Brun could service regarding — ce
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3. We donot, however, wish to interpose any objection . ‘
to DCS maintaining contact with Brun for its own purposes and ;
we would appreciate being advised of any information of signi- ; ;
ficance on Haiti which may be produced through this contact. a fos

. ae Paul Y. Harwood
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7 Director, Domestic Contact Service : 1§ daly 1963 :
'} ATEN 4 Operational Support Storr Oasulin) CO CE, '
fo Calef, Kev York Pielé Office , . oo yo

Lotter from Louts A. Brun to Cleard Jooupt. Charlee (to be Porvarded Da
: . Via Robert C. Pelder, United Staten Bnbansy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti) :
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i REFERECES: (A) BY-b67-68 (20 Juno 1963); (8) oomActS AAsEDIRON 20548; 4 ate
1 (c) case 87,540 Cot ; ; a

1. Reference “A forwarded to you & letter fron Louis
A. Brun, BAB Icternatiuwl Corporetion, 135 Fifth Avenue, Bow.
York, Mee York, to Cimard Josepn Charlee, Port 4u-Prinee, .
Haiti. Tis letter wee to be sent by State Doyartcent diplomtic
pouch to Mr. Robert. c. Pelder, United States Subassy, Port-au-

Me Reference “B* eteted that the letter had been dispatched:
vin Meesege Center Courter to the State Ispartuest on 2h June

J. Oni or about 2 dune’ 1968 Sun telephoned us and stated \:
tat Carles ;

nad not reveived ths istter. We telephoned itr.

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@hat Felder has o personal crrangezmt with uninem parties
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Selephoned ws and teBS ne thot

#04 0 letter fran Cmrleo vic the Paltem wesnel.
We ge fn.

We tald Brin that it is

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ané ve agreed that he will not

henceforth attanyt to use Felder to send letters So Charles..

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letters oan €° only fram (Larles to Brun and nce

Mr. Musulin agreed to retrieve the letter fron the

Baite Dopartaent and to send 10 to us.
forthwith to Brun. — ‘

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he had recei
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letter to Felder. Ve reported Ghis informstio’ ty Brun.

in local Baiting politics end eo bad refused G deliver the
Thie letter bore « Hew York City poster’:

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“Ma chive Sophie, oo, se po -
a Corte lettre est pour t'accuser réccption ‘des, tiennes des Mt et 26 mad oo
“0. €coulés et du & Juin en cours.
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Sl tu ritas pas eu det mes’ nouvelles abruis mon abpart a'Hatt n ie 7 moi cernier,

. - @fest que premfgrement, Je me proposais de retcurmer voir Clémaré la semaine .
. suivente., Le voyese a afl dtre différé lorsque j'ai su que Clduard avait, a
' nouvesu, été arrété le 1i mai. J'ai méme eu & faire un cAible & un ani pour /

’ lut annoncer mon arrivée ct je suis sir qu'il a df t'en informer.

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- Duedtrenent, l'arrestation de Clénard ainsi que les nouvelles der derniers _ -
événenents en Haiti on eu des effets négatifs sur les négociations en ccurs ~~
que jlavais entamfes pour Clémard et qui semblaient vouloir «boutir.. Je ata’ 7

‘pos. besoin de te dire combien j'en ai été touleversé. Alora que,nos amis = * ree

foes d'ici et mol pensions pouvoir aider Clémard que nous estimons comme un frére, :

a a ... 68& Nouvelle arrestation est venue nous: assommer avec une Figueur dont nous -

nous remettons & peine. ae ; oo, 4

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oe _’ Avent dtaller plus ‘loin, je dois te dire-que tu ne dois point outer de notre
on “ «  @vouement pour Clémard. (Il sait, et tu dois aussi le ‘savoir, que nous ne.
}- ws aeons jamais marchander notre concours 2 un ami! ‘pour qud nous avons h plus “
. oe _ grande affection et pour qui nous sommes préts & consentir tous les seerifices < a)

‘ “." 1, .. personnels que les cfrconstances peuvent exiger. Je crois, devoir te dire que :
2 oo s si, en dehors d'Haiti, je n'arrive 4 le tirer de l'imjasse dans laquelle i2 se a

se _. trouve, je dorte fort, sans tausse nodestie, gre quelqatun d'autre puisse oo: 3, i

a ae . réussir & le feire. , _ . io aades
Roar ot New putseonts: anis comming tant & New York, Washington, tient et ailleurs ont’
Be es tous manifesté un désir sérieux de lui venir en aide dans lea limites de leurs,
: : pocaibilités respectives. .

Depuis’ ron retour d'Haiti je me suis mis en 1 action A cette fin et ai porsonelie= _
mont vu plusicurs personnalatés du monde financier qui n'ont pas hésité At
consacrer une grande partie de leur temps préciieux & la concrétisation des plans ©
“que j'ai cu & envisager ave¢d Clémard en vue‘de lo tirer Glenbarras le plus .

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' Mes espoirs de rfussite ajnsi que ceux de tous les ante contactés se sont
heurtés aux effets négatits inévitables provenant tant ee la nouvelle arres-
station de Cidmard que ces dernicrs évéaenents surventts. ea Haiti depuis le
20 mat Gcoulé, Je ttedvote, pour prouve, cople dtune let +tre dtun de ces
grenas asis, Mr. Nowaré Surris de Washington, D.C. Je te demande de garder -
gotne Lets: e strietenent confide:ticlle car Je niourais Fas ainé que le nom

do He, Burvis soit, mentionné A quiconque en Haiti. - St ecla arrivatt, nous
pourrions Fordre un. trés bon ani. : :
Pour ton inforiation, de te dirat que Mr. Burris cut un colonel retraité au ,
Corps @e Génie de Ltarnée axdricaine, ant personnel ‘ct conseiller du. Président
Jchneun es extrtneneat influent & Washington tant dans le, monde politique que
finoneier.. Jtat ea AX faire deux voyages A Vashington entre le 8 et 11 mai on - }

. * eoura Gesquels ini et moi eiwvisagions les moyens, dtaider a \émard selon le “podus"™

. envisas’,: La copie @e sa lettre du 7 juin en cours seare te, confirmer ce qui

., prSsdde. i. v . . uk, —

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Jot ausai vu persomnellexent ‘ot qut ai causé maintes. rots: au t61Sphone, Te

Joseph Dryer, qui devait se rendre en Naiti le 2h mat. pour te.vois mais quia ~

— renvoyer’ son voyoge, aprts les nouvelles de la dernitre ‘tentative d‘tinvasion.!

*, Je Lat ai encore causé. récenment au téléphone et il a cu A-me faire part des
; résultats négatifs de ses efforts, | toujours en fonction des nones circonstances.,

i le 2 lettres adressées aux autres ants de L'étranger, dont Dabiriovick, par exemple,

_ % restées jusquiiel sans réponses. Je vais une nouvelle fois éerire longue-.
meat & Dadinovick pour lui trensmettre ta deratire communication avec Liespoir -
~ @tavoir wn not encourageant de lui. .

owe

"Comme tu dots Le comprendre, ma chtre Sophie,. nos efforts, nalgré toute. notre _ a
tonne volonté, ne sauraient se concrétiser & brave échiance, car lcs valeurs en: :

qucation quatal nous faut trouver n¢ sont pas insiqmifiantes. Je te signalerai en
paasant wun-point qui a été soulevé au cours des négociations et: qui fait ressortir,
qua miae ai nos min seraient en icsure dtavancer’) Clémund les ‘valeurs nécessaires,
'. la ont ded doutes sérioux non pan sur la sincdérité te Cldmard. & faire face aux,

oblinationd qui devront Qtre contractées, mais X la. posstbilité matériclle de ra:
1c aAtyley, on dollars anéricains, lea voleura avanedes., J’al personnellonent asnisté
— A dea gontadioa avee dea Unnqutoru diet qui ory iimont qu tavant dongLenps, Malts.
Core BUTERA Hreuquespluo de devinca=dollara pes solder oes comptes & Lidbranger.. Aatant
- | Glebatacdua yuo je auia malheurousonent obligt de te signaler pour que tu saches
“ 8, quod tian toniz,. ;

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Coneernant. maintenant Le rand banoutes rois dont j'ai eu ‘potentre A dire & - !
Clémard que je croyais pouvoir nous aider, 2elutest acu A me ‘faire comprendre §

~- Quldd ne pouvait an Lioceurronas intérasacr son. inatitution.& une affaire de ce:

oy, genre wi ¢ comporte. trop de staques. De ca cOtd le 21 n'y @ done pas. grand eapoir.

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Ceci ais, malgré tous ces obstacles gui sembleraient incurmontebles, je n'at
pas totslenent perdu L'espoir de pouvoir ttaider & sortir CQésard, sain et fos

sont, ce la prison ob sa santé se détériore rapidencit, je le sais. Ltessentiel en ae
est que-le Chef lui-néme soit persuadé que l'inhobiiité que nous Gprouvons & ode
satisfaire les exigences du moment, ne sont en aucune, fagon imputedles & Clémard 7 .
nois pluto & des circonstances -totalement indépendantes ae notre volonté. ss

a ee

Je pric Diew ‘Tout~putasant pour que l'on finisse par réaliser que Clémard, en 2G ‘
bon patriote ‘haltien, a eu foi en son pays ct n'a pas cru bon dlexpatrier, comme ~ 1 .
plus dfun la fait, le fruit de ses durs iabeurs et de -sOn Anteliigence Pro- ;
ductive. : re . wt}
_ ve me proposais ‘aréctire ‘personnellement & Son Exceliience le Président A Vie. ~ . ‘
'@tHaiti, pour implorer sa clémence et sa générosité pour un ami qui nous est cher. ; '
Je me suis alors demandé si c'était la un geste sase qui pourrait avoir ie vertu.
' de 1'épergner et, dans le doute, j'ai préférer mabstenir.’ -

Pour revenir maintenant eux possibilités de féaliser eu notns pertiellenent, ‘las
velour exigée, je dois te dire que jo suis heureux de savoir que tu détiens une eons en
.. procuration générale en bonne et due forme’ tihabilitent a ratifier touts ce we rr oe
Agus pourrions entreprendre & cqtte fin. ft . eT

_

Séparénent, par cette mame vole, je te commntquerat, toutes ‘les tornslités a a

remplir pour nous mettre en mesure de réoliscr dans un délai raisonable au moins. ao
le tiers dé le some réclemée. Il serait souhaitable que tu sois mise en mesure i:
de venir ici & New York, ce qui Taciliterait beaucoup les choses, mais dans lime =< f°
yorssibilité d'une pareflle alternative, tu devras done agréer-aux conditions . 4 i.
stipulées. Il faudra donc agir evec diliigence pour nous pamatere ¢ dtaller au ae
plus vite. ‘ : as,

> Ma chare Sophie, je terminerai: cotte lettre d4j& longue et ‘erdue en 1 te Penaue ©
velant mon dévouenent le-plus entier & la causa de notre ami Clémard et en te.

: priant une nouvelle fois de ne jamais douter do mes sentiments, Propres ‘et ceux
de ma familie pour Clémard, tod. et, les tens. ,

. _,- Afections & Cros-Miche, MsrleaClaudins, Tote, wadte « et aa , fears,

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Dear Mx. Brun : ; wee j
t apolosixe for the delay in responding { to ‘your - '
- suagestion concerning the commercial bank in Haiti. .4
‘My activities here have been such that I have been. —

on -unable until the past cay or so to give your pro~
Soo. posal adequate thought and consideration.’ “{
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ae First I must admit that the recent abortive ‘ ‘invasion.

_ attempt caused certain reflection and it. is this -
. kind of activity, auceosaful oar unsuccessful, that
*. @ould cre o serious dinloeations fox those established.
_in business. iiwwevar T must assure you that. this was
only a ref}s:.clon and the reason that I willbe unable ;
»%@ accen. your offer ia thu extent and nature of my ans
activities ‘ARere in Washington. I believe I! alluded :
. , Se some of thom curing your visit. Ths sccasions when
“> Eewonld tind it possib)s to visit. Port-au;Prince ar ta
Ss dave . anv stiendfieank amount of time sto: the. bank's .
J dewavitier nese would bu race indeed. -saall coniress
. nay to you'that I declined a oimilar position. on a bank |
= heard here in the auares for the same reason. © :

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I rograt that this ‘toeieion- is necessary: “put: I. hope
that in future ralationships we may be able to ao
gomath ing Gsoful and: successful in Haités”

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LITLS A REMPLIA PAR SOPHIE:

iv ee 1) ‘Envoyer, signe par Sophie, ‘un mandat or iginal notarie ct

legalise par le Consul Americain, a une personne amie ou.

: par ent habitant New ‘York, donnant a. cette. personne les

‘ nenes pouvoirs donnes par Glenaré ‘a Sophie. Ce mandat

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evra etre _accompagne dtune copie authentifiee de celut
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2) kavoyer les clefs des deux "safe deposit box" qui se

trouvent a la First National City Bank avec. les formes | ‘S *

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a eu-a mtindiquer et que je crois etre sure. Fais bien attens
_ tion a@ ce qu'il n'y ait pas d'indiscretion,

“In. voudrate suggerer que tu. habilites Paulette selon le
paragraphe i ei-dessus.

‘Je ttenvote ausst par cette meme vole une lettre qui saura
' te renseigner sur Ltetat de nos demarches et. possibilites,

‘Encore’ une fois, Bon | Courage et bonjour atous.. |

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. Abt’ NEW GAPE OR SAFES IN GAID VAULT AND FROM TIME TO rma TO MAKE LIKE EXCHANGES, AND IN MY —
’ MAME AND ON MY OSHALF TO EXEGUTE A LEAGE OF ANY BUCH IEW SAPZ OR. saree UPON SUCH TERMS Ag -
HE MAY DEEM PROPER ANO TO. HAVE ACCESS TO AND CONTROL or THe CONTENTS. OF ANY GUGM NEW ears:
_ OR SAFES, AND TO. RECKIVE ALL THE LESSZE'S KEYG TO ANY svcn NeW sare on. SAFES. WITH POWER AT. -
ALL Times TO SURACNDER THE GAID SAFE NO. ANO ANY. eusH NGW GAPE OR SAFEG: THIS Ale |
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SUBJECT: Letter from Louie A. Brun to FSO. Felder |

1. I talked with George Musulin “(wes/ops support
Staff) at 0840 hours this morning about the. letter mailed
to FSO Felder at the American-Embassy in Port au: Prince, .
Musulin said that he had spoken with Brun absut.the.letter
and Brun had assured him that Felder swid to mail letters
to him through Foreign Service mail channels... Brun is in
contact with Felder during his visits to Haiti and.this -
syeten was laid on between them dur ing one of his trips. -

2. Brun also | said that: he: was a little upset ‘about’

-gaid that he had received a letter from Felder (mailed in.
_ New York City) saying that he had never. ‘received theletter :
. from Brun. Brun was concerned that the letter, may shave -

fallen into the wrorg hands in Haiti. Musulin}said that

he would try to recover the letter and send it, ‘back to

Brun.

. 3 © tora Mustilin that Ambassador Ross was’ very much oo”

disturbed about this matter and that any. further involve-
ment by the Agency with correspondence between Brun and.
Felder should be avoided. Brun is a business agent of
Clemard Joseph-Charles and thus any ‘correspondence between.-
Brun and an official of the American Embassy is of parti-.
cular concern to the Ambassador ‘because of the obvious

. political implications, Musulin said he understood this

and would tell Brun that the dispatch of any correspondence :

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ATIN : Operational Support Stafr (Muswlin)

Tae ee

Chief, New York Field orttce

Letter from Louis A. Brun to Clemard Joseph Charles (to be Forvarded
. Via Robert C. Felder, United States Bubassy, Fort -ou-Prince, Haiti) ©
REFERENCES: (A) NY-467-68 (20 June 1968); (B) conracte MASETOTOR 805401
(c) Case 47,540 .

1. Reference "A" forwarded to you & letter from Loute’:
A. Brun, B&B International Corporation, 13% Fifth Avenue, New ..
York, Ncw York, to Clomard Joseph Charles, Port-au-Prince,
Eaiti. This letter was to be sent by State Department diplomtic .
pouch to Mr. Robert C. Felder, United States Exbassy, Port-au-
Prince, Haiti, ar given by hin to Charles. Brun, had: toldius |.
that Felder had agreed to act as intermedlary ior correspondence "
Detween himself and Cuarles and added that. he and Charles had
already used the system. The letter in Keference,."A" vas the’
first time we hed been approached in the matter. oe

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2. Reference. "B" stated that the letter had been ‘Atepatoned .
via Message Center Courier to the State Deyertnant of 2h:June- :

x On or sbout 26 June 1968 Brun telehoned us andi dtated Tn
that Charles had. not received the letter. We telephoned | ‘Mr. Se
Musulin, who double-checked and assured us that the letter ’had, a
gone to the State Dopartment end that at: should go out in the an
ext pouch.

he oa 30 duty 1960, Brun telephoned us and statat. dant
on 9 duly 1963 he had received a telephone call fron ‘a ‘Ray,.:
Alvares. Alvares identified himself as a State Department

@actined for Charles, Alvares then-told run that he vould":
yetura the. letter is'Brun would tell him how it had reached the © a
tate Department. Brun refused to give. Alvares any: informations. - —~
We then telephoned Mr. Musulin and relayed the foragoing ins. o-
formation. Mr. Musulin Anquired inte the matter and. learned a .
that. the letter had gono. to Haiti. in-the State. Departuunt:. pouch, a
taé not been doliversd to Felder and.had been returned to _
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not wish to lay itself open to the charge of bacouing exbrotled . _—
in local Haitian politics and so had rofused th deliver the a. . 4
Letter to Felder. We reported this information ¢o Brun. .

§. On 11 July 1966 Brun telephoned uo and tela us that

he had received a lotter trom Charles via the Felder channel.
This letter bore a New York City pootuark. We gave this infor-
. . mation to Mr. Musulin. We told Brun that it is quite probavie .
, . ‘ thet Felder has « personal arrangement with unknom parties . .
So, which permite him to use the diplountia pouch facilities. Since ” a
we do not, letters can go only trom Charles to Brun end not a, ; ;

fron Brun to Charles. Brun and we agreod that he will not ‘ f t'
henceforth attempt tu use Felder to cond letters to Charles,

6. ar. Musulin agreed to retrieve the letter from the -
‘Btate Departinent and to.send it to us. We shall return it
forthwith to, Brun. ; : os
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MB Int'l Corp.
134 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY

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| Mme Clémard Joseph Charles

. ‘Avant a@aller plus Yotn, Jje- ‘dois te dire que tu ne dois point douter de notre”
. @évouement pour Clémard. Il sait, et tu dois aussi le savoir, que nous ne

Ma. chire Sophie, . - et

‘Cette lettre est pour tlaccuser réccption des tiennes des 17 et 26 mai _

“ etest que premiérement, je me proposais de retourner voir Clémard la semaine

_ &vénemente en Haiti on eu des effete négatifs sur les négoctations en cours

‘pas, besoin de te dire combien jJ'en al été bouleversé, Alors que nos emis

New York, N.Y. . WE pty Gua a ze

Port-au-Prince
Haiti

écoulés et du 4 juin en cours.
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Si tu ntas pas cu de mes nouvelles depuis mon départ d'Haiti le 7 mai dernier,

suivante. Le voyage a di Gtre différé lorsque jfai su que Clémard avait, b
nouveau, 6té arrité le 11 mai, J'ai méme eu & faire un chble & un emi pour doe
iui annoncer mon arrivée st de suis ofr qu'il a daa tren: ‘informer, : : a a)
Tieitmement, Larrestation de Clémard ainsi que les nouvelles der dernters

que j'avais entamées pour Clémard et qui semblaient vouloir aboutir. Je n'ai

atici et moi pensions pouvoir aider Clémard que nous estimons comme un frére, .
68 nouvelle arrestation est venue nous assommer avec une: rigueur dont nous }
nous remettone & peinc, , . : .

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eaurions jamais marchander notre concours & un-ami pour qui nous avons kh plus
grande affection et pour qui nous sommes préts & consentir tous les sacrifices .
personnels que les circonstances peuvent exiger.. Je crois:devoir tu dire que © on a
ei, en dehors d'Haiti, Je n'arrive & le tirer de: 1! impasse: ‘dans laquelle 11 se i

trouve, jo doute fort, sans fausse’ modestie, que melas tun ‘dtautre ; mutase a : :
réusgir & le faire, oe : ocr , ;
‘Nos puissants: amis communs tant & New York, Washington, Milam. et ettisura ont. . a
tous manifesté un désir sérieux.de lui venir en aide dans ies limites de leurs ; ;

possibilités respectives. :

Depuis mon retour d’Haiti je me suia mis en action & cette. fin et ai porsonelle=. |
mont vu plusicurs personnalités du monde financier qui n'ont pos héeité a : 4
consacrer une grande partie ue leur temps précieux & la conerétiration dus plans
que j'ai eu A envisager aved Clémard en vue de lo tirer d"euberras le plus

rapidement possible. . .

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Nes espoirs de réuacite ajnei que ceux de tous les ‘ants. contactés se sont
heurtés aux effets négatifs inévitablesa provenant tant de la nouvelle arres~
tation de Clémard que des derniers événements surverms en Halti depuis le
20 mai écoulé. Je ttenvole, pour preuve, copie d'une lettre d'un de ces |
cCrenis eanic, Mr. Howard Burris de Vashington, D.C. Je te demande de garder
cette lettre strictement confidenticlle car je n'aurais pas‘aimé que le nom
de Mr. Burris soit montionné A quiconque en Haiti. Si ccla’ arrivait, nous
pourrions perdre un trés bon ani. .

Pour ton information, Je te dirai que Mr. Burris est un colonel retraité du
Corps de Génie de l'armée américaine, ami personnel et conseilier au Président
_Johnson et extrémement influent & Washington tant dans le monde politique que-
finencier. J'ai eu h faire deux voyages A Washington entre le.8 ct 11 mai ou
cours desquels lui ot moi ervisagions les moyens d'aider Clémard selon le “modus”:
-envisacé. La copie ‘de sa lettre du 7 juin en cours saura te. confirmer ce aud

.
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J'ai aussi vu personnellenent et lui ai causé naintes tots « au “t6.éphone,

Joseph Dryer, qui devait: se rendre en Haiti le 2h. mai pour te vols mais quia ,
-@Q renvoyer son voyage aprts les nouvelles de la dernitre tentative d'invasion. . .
Je lut al encore causé récemment au téléphone et il a eu-& me faire part des .
résultats négatifs de ses .¢fforte, toujours en fonction des némes circonstances..
te lettres edressées ‘eux autres amis de L'étranger, ‘dont Dabinoviek, par exemple,
sont restées jusqu'ict sans réponses, Je vais une nouvelle fois écrire longue~—
ment & Dabinovick pour lui transmettre ta dernibre communication. avec @ Ateapoir
G'avoir un mot encourageant de lui.

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pe ‘' Comme tu dois le couprenare, ma chtre Sophie, nos. efforts, maigeé ‘toute notre | .
we bonne volonté, ne sauraient se conerétisar A brave éch4ance, car*les valeurs en a“
. ‘question qu'il nous faut trouver ne sont pas insignifiantes. Je te eignalerai en a
. passant un point qui a été soulevé au cours des négociations et qui fait ressortir ~
que méme ei nos amin seraient en mesure d'avancer & Clémard: les valeurs nécessaires,
dds ont des doutes sérioux non pas sur le sincérité de Clémard &.faire face aux
obligations qui devront Stre contractées, mais A la possibilité matérielle de rae
trier, en dollars américains, les valeurs avancées. J'ai personnellement assieté
- & des contacts avec des banquiery dtici qui affirment qu'avant-longtemps, Haiti
n'aure prosquerplus de dovises-doliars pour solder see comptes: & l'étrange>, Autant
Atobatacles que je suia malheureavenont oblicd. de te eignaler: 1 pour me tu vaches
&.quod tien teniz.

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Concernant maintenant ie grant: Bhnquier nit dont jtat au net-ntne a aire s
Clémard que je croyais pouvoir nous alder, celuieci a eu.& me.faire comprendre: |.
qu'il ne pouvalt an l'ocaurrence intéresser son: institution &.une affaire doce. |
genre qu conporte trop de rieqies, ‘De oa cbt6 i 41. nty.a a ‘dene: pas ‘grand , eapotr,

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Ceci dit, malgré tous ces obstacles qui sembleratent insurmontables, je n'ai
pas totalement perdu l'espoir de pouvoir t'aider & sortir Clémard, sain et a 1
seuf, de la prison od sa santé se détériore rapidement, je le gaia. L'essentiel , :
est que le Chef lui-méme soit pereuadé que 1'inhabilité ‘que nous éprouvons & ar t-
Batiefaire les exigences du moment, ne. sont en aucune racon imputables A -Clémard :

mais plutot & des circonstances totalement indépentantes. de notre volonts. “

ve prie Dieu Tout-puiasant pour que l'on finisse par réaliser. que Clémara, en
ton patriote hattien, a eu fot en son pays et n'a pas cru bon dtexpatrier, comme
plus dtun l'a fatt, le fruit de ses durs labeurs ot ‘de son 1 intelligence pro=
ductive.

Je me proposais d'écrire ‘personnellement A Son ExeeLience: ‘le Président & Vie . :
a' Haiti, pour implorer sa clémence et sa générosité pour.un. ami qui nous est cher.

Je me suis alors demandé si c'était 14 un geste sage qui: pourrait avoir la vertu,

de ‘Ltépargner et, dans le doute, dtat préférer mtabetentr. : °

Pour revenir maintenant aux jpossibilités de féaliser an’ ‘noins partiellenent, la
valeur exigée, Je dois te dire que Je suis heureux de savoir que tu détiens une _
procuration générale en bonne et due forme tthabil {tant, a ratifier tout ce qe a,
nous pourrions entreprendre & cette fin, . — . ‘ nn ae
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Séparément, par cette méme vole, je te commniquerat ‘toutes ‘les formalités a. an oe
remplir pour nous mettre en mesure de réaliser dans un délai raisonable au moing 6 =. st
te tiers de la somae réclamée, Il serait souhnaitabdle que tu sols mise- en mesure te

do venir ici A New York, co qui facilitcrait bcoucoup: les choses, mais dans l'im= = *- -
posaibilité dtune pareille alternative, tu devras done agréer. aux conditions as
stipulées. 11 feudra' donc agir: avec dilligence pour nous permettre dtaller ar

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Ma chare Sophie, je termineral: cette lettre d4jk longue et erdue en te renou-
velant mon dévouement le plus entier A la couse de notre ami: Clémard et en te.
priant une nouvelle fois de ne jamais doutor de mes sentiments Propree et ceux
“de ma famille pour Clémard, toi et les tiens.

_ Affections a Gros-Miche, Marte-Cleudine, Toto, Badte: et ea, fenne. _

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My activities here hive been such that I have been.
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'. attempt caused certain reflection and it. is- this

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~ gould ere o seriaus dislocations for those established
_dn business. wwever I must assure you that: this was |
only a reflection ind the reason that f£ will be unable
‘to accer: your offer is the extent and nature of my
‘activities here in Wanhington. 1 believe I alluded .

: to some of thum during your visit... The oceasions when
“EZ would tind it possible to visit Port-au-Prince or to
eves any sien firane amount of edma to the bank's
actuviticn here would Iu rare indeed. 1 Shall: contess
‘go you that I deelined a similar. position:an a bank

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de Clemard a Sophie. a yo . ° . - 7 ,
- 2) Wnvoyer les clefs des deux "safe deposit: bok qui se
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Pavagraphe 1 ci-dessus.

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te renseigner sur itetat de nos demarches : "et possibilites. :

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, 2. J talked with George Musulin (DCS/Ope Support

Staff) at 0840 hours this morning about the letter astiod

to FSO Felder at.the American Embassy in Port au Prince.

Musulin said that he had spoken with Brun about the letter - :
and Brun had assured him that Felder suid to mail Jettors

to hip through Foreign Service mail channela, Brun te in.
contact with Folder during hia visita to Maiti and this :
system was laid on between them during one of hia trips. ‘

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2, Brun also aaid that he was a little upset, about \
the problexs which had arisen in sending his letter. Brun
said that he had received a letter, from Felder. (matied in
New York City) saying that he had never received tho. letter.
from Brun. Brun was concerned that the letter aay have i
fallen into the wrong hands in Haiti. Musulin said that

he would try to recover the letter and send it back to |
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8. I told Mustlin that Ambaesador Rone wee very such ts

disturbed about this matter and that any further involve- é
- pent by the Agency with correspondence between Brun and Og
Felder should be avoided. Brun is a business agent of
Clemard Joseph-Charles and thus any correspondence between
: Brun and au official of the American Embassy is of. parti-
‘gular concern to the Ambassador because of the obvious
political implications, Musulin said he understood this.
and would tell Brun. that the dispatch of any cerrespondence |
4n the future would be ‘his own responsibility...

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4. Hefercnce “A" forvarded to you a ictter: trea Louis
&. Brun, BAX Iotormtional Corporation, 13) Yitth Avenue, Mew .
York, &¢ Yuck, $0 Clenmrd Juceph Cunrles, Port-au-Prince; - :
Eaiti. Mike lester waa to Lo cout by Utate Dopartacnt diplawtic —
hb to Mr. hwert C. Felder, United states Radbassy, Port-au- |

» Unltd, and given by him to Charies, Brun had told us
that Polder hand agreed to act as intensdlary for correspondence
between hinsel! and Charles and added that he and Charles had
@lready used the oyoten. The iotter in Keference “A” vas the
Siret Olas we ‘nd been approached in the mtter.

@. Reference “5° stated that the. latter had been Adepatched
via Mecenge Conter Courter to the State Department on 3 June .

3. on or shout 26’sune 1968 Brun telephoned us and stated

Cnarles had not recoived the letter. We telephoned Mr.

a » Whe double-checked and scoured us that the letter had.

: Ce Sean? Mente Srparinumns and Shot 18 should ap cut 15 Sit
- gext pouch.

~. &. Oa 20 July 1968, Brun teleptioned us and stated that -
_, ©8 9-duly 1968 he had received a telepnone cali from a Ray
‘+ Alvares. Alvares identified himself as a State Department
euployee in Washington and told Brun that he had the letter.
woe, . Gestined for Charles. | Alvarer then told Brun that he would | |
“of. oc) Seburn the letter if Brun would tell him how it bad reached the
ol: tate Department.. Brun. refused to give Alvarez any information. -
*. We then telephened Mr. -Musulin and relayed the foregoing in-: .
/. formation. Mr. Musulin inquired inte the matter end lserned!)“
7s that the letter had gone ¢o Haiti in the State Deyertnant poushy:
Iné not been delivered to Folder and had been returned to
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not wich to lay itself open to the charse of tecoaing enbrotled
in local Haitian politics and so had refused t deliver the :
letter to Felder. We reported this information eo Brun. ’

5. On 11 July 1963 Brin telephoned us and tolt us that
he had received a letter from Charles via the Folder channel.
This letter bore o Hew York City postmark. te gave this infar-
mation to Mr. Musulin. We told Brun that it is quite prodesia
that Felder has s persons) arrangesent vith unknown parties
vhich pernites him to use the diplomatic pouch facilities. Since
we a not, letters can go only from Charles to Brun.and not. oo
froa Brun to Charles. Brum and ve asveed that he vill not :
henceforth attenpt to use Felder to send letters. to Charles, y

6. w&. Musulin agreed to retriove the letter fros the ‘ ‘
Btate Dopartasnt and to send it to us. We aball roturn it ;
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. Bent vu plusieurs personnalités.du monde financier qui n'ont pas. hésité A;

“Avant d'aller plus loin, Je ‘dots te dire -que tu ne dots point douter de notre

" que j'ai eu & envisager aved Clémara en we de lo tirer Gt euibarras. le plus

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Kew York, N.Y. Le iy juin 1968 ©

Me Clézard Joseph Charles
PorteavePrince
Haiti

Ma chére Sophie, , obo: . — -.

Cette lettr:: est pour t'accuser réception des tiennes des. iT et 26 mat -
Eécoulés et qu & juin en cours.

Si ta n'as pas eu de mes nouvelles depuis mon départ: avait le 7 mai dernier,
e*sst que prezidrement, Je me proposais de retourner voir ‘Clémard la semaine .

suivaite. Le voyage a df tre différé lorsque j'ai su que Clémard avait, & |. Re }
nouveau, été arrété le 11 mai. J'ai méme eu A faire un cAble A un ani pour - :
lui annoncer mon arrivée et je-suis sr qu'il a di tien. informer. 3

Dueiteenent, 1 ‘arrestation de Clénaré ainsi -que les. nouvelles der derniers ,
événenents en Haiti on eu des effets négatifs ‘sur les nésociations en cours .
que j'avais entamées pour Clémard et qui semblaient vouloir aboutir. Je n'at

a'ict et moi pensions pouvoir aider Clémard que nous éstimons comme un frére, onan
ea nouvelle arrestation est venue nous assommer avec une rigueur ‘dont nous ae
nous remettons a peine, ,

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G@évouement pour Clémard. Il sait, et tu dois aussi le savoir, que nous ne -
saurions jamais marchander notre concours &‘un ami pour qui nous avons b plus
grande affection et pour qui nous sommes préts a. consentir tous les sacrifices
personne’s que les circonstances peuvent exiger. Je erois: devoir te dire que
ei, en dehors C'Haiti, Je n'arrive Ale tirer de l'impasze dans laquelle il se
trouve, je doute fort, sans fausse modestie, que qrelgatun d'agutre puisse | .
réusair a le faire. . 7 Lo.

tous tanifesté un dédir sérieux de qui venir en aide dans ies linites de leurs
possibilités respectives.

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eonoacrer une grande partie ue leur temps précieux A la concrétisation des plans
repidenent possible.

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Hes espoirs de réussite ainst que ceux de tous les amis contactés se sont
heurtés aux effets négatifs inévitables provenant tant de la nouvelle arres=
tation de Clémard que des derniers événements survenus en. Haiti depuis le .
20 mai Gcoulé. Je t'tenvoie, pour preuve, copie d'une lettre d'un de ces
grands enis, Mr. Howard Burris de Washington, D.C. Je te demande de garder
cette lettre strictement confidenticlle car je n'aurais pas aimé que le nom
de Mr. Burris soit mentionné & quiconque en Haiti. Si cela arrivait, nous .
pourrions perdre un trés bon ami. . .

Pour ton information, Je te airai que Nr. Burris est un: colonel retratté au

Corps de Génie de l'armée an¢ricaine, ami personnel et conseiller du Président
Johnson et extramement influent & Washington. tant dans le monde politique que -
financier. J'ai eu & faire dcux voyages & Washington entre le 8 et 11 mai au
cours desquels lui et moi ervisagions ies moyens d'aider Clémard.selon le “modus”
envisacé. La copie de sa dettre du 7 juin en cours seure te conrimer ce qi \ .

précdde.

J'ai aussi vu personnellenent et lut af causé maintes. fols au. ‘t6léphone, woo tel
doseph Dryer, qui devait se rendre en Haiti le 24 mai pour te vols mais quia -
@Q‘renvoyer son voyage aprés les o.uvelles de la dernitre tentative d'invasion.
. Je lui ai encore causé récemment au téléphone et il a eu & me faire part des :
: résultats négatifa de ses efforts, toujours en fonction des memes circonstances, :

Le lettres adressées aux autres ania de 1'étranger, -dont Dabinoviek, par exemple,’ .

sont restées jusquticl sans réponses. Je vais une nouvelle fois écrire longue-
ment & Dabinovick pour lui transmettre ta dernitre communication avec L'espoir
- @aveir un mot encourageant de lui. - an a .
Coime tu dots le comprendre, ma ‘ehtre Sophie, nos. ettorts, naleré toute notre
Donne volonté, ne seuraient se concrétiser & brave échéance, cor les valeurs en
qestion mii nous faut trouver ne sont pas insignifiantes. Je te afte ‘gnalerai en -
passant un point quia 6té& soulevé au cours des négociations et qui fait ressortir .
que mtme si nos amin seraient en mesure d'avancer & Clémard les valeurs nécessaires,
1s ont des doutes séricux non pes sur la sincérité de. Ciémard & feire face aux .
' ‘obligations qui devront etre contract4es, mais & la possibilité’ matérielle de rae

patrier, en dollars américains, les valeurs avanctes. J'ai’ personnellement assisté g
& des contacts avec des banquicrs d'ici qui affirmentqu'avant longtemps, Haiti . Pr:
nfeura presquesplus de deviscsedollars pour solder ses comptes a L'étrenger, Autant “48

_ G@tobstacles que Je suis melhqurouscnent obits: de te stqaler’ pour’ me tu saches ;
- &.quot tren tenir,

” Concernant maintenant le grand banguler nos dont yrat eu “notcnbne » tra 1
Clémard que je croyais pouvoir nous alder, celui-ci a eu Ame fatre.comprendrea =~
» qu'il ne pouvait an l'occurrence intéréeser son institution & une effaire de ae |
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* Mg ohare Sophie, je terminerai: cette lettre. 2 aga lorgua et ardue en te renou-:

Affections a Gree-Miche, Warte-clandine, Toto, Eddie et.sa > femme,

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Ceei ait, malgré tous ces obstacles qui senbleraient, insurmuntables, je n'at vf
pas totalement perdu l'espoir de pouvoir t'aider & sortir Clémard,-sain'et = =< =
seuf, de la prison of sa santé se détériore rapidement, je le sais.. Liessentiel - if '
est que le Chef lui-méme soit pereuadé que l'inhabilité que nous Eprouvons A
satisfaire les exigences du moment, ne sont en aucune fagon imputables A ‘Clémard.

mats plutos. a des circonstances totalement indépendantes de notre volonté, -

Jo prie Dieu Tout-puissant pour que l'on finisse par réaliser que Clémard, en
bon patriote haltien, a eu foi en son pays et n'a pas cru'bon dfexpatrier, come
plus d'un lta Fait, le fruit de ses durs labeurs et ae son nm intelligence pro- a
ductive. - . ‘ve . ’
Je me proposais avéertre ‘personnellement a: Son Excellence le ‘Président a& Vie
d'Haiti, pour implorer sa clémence et sa générosité pour. un emi qui nous est cher, —
Je me suis alors demandé si c'était 1A un.geste eage qui pourrait avoir ia. vertu

Pour revenir maintenant aux posetbilités | de féaliser. au moins partiellement, la
valeur exigée, Je dois te dire que je suis heureux de savoir que tu détiens une
procuration générale en bonne et due forme t'habilitant &. ratifier tout ce que

nous pourrions entreprendre & c@tte fin. . .

Séparément, par cette méme vole, je te commniqueras toutes les formalités a

le tiers de la somme réclamée. I serait souhaitable.que tu; sois mise en mesure
de venir ict A New York, eo qui raciliterait beaucoup les chonas, mais dans 1'ime
possibilité d'une parsille alternative, tu. devras ‘done agréer aux conditions |.
sate vite, T, faudra done «gir avec auaigence pour nous + pemmettre a siler Cy
Ms vite. — .

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veleant mon dévouement le plus: entier & la cause de notre ami Cléiard et en te!
priant une nouvelle foie da ne jamais douter de mes sentiments propres et ceux
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Dear. Mr. Brun. . .

‘I apologize for the delay in responding to your |

- Suggestion concerning the commercial bank in Haiti.
My activities herc have been such that I have been
unable until the past day or so to give your pro-

* posal adequate thought and consideration. . —-

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Pirst I must admit that the recent abortive invasion
attempt caused certain reflection and it. is this.
kind of. activity, successful or unsuccessful, that.
tuld ere oc s@r'scus dislocations for those. established
in business, ‘swever I must agsure you that this was”
only arefleccion and the reason that I will.be unable:
te accep: your ufter is the extent and nature of ‘my
activities here in Washington, -I believe I. alluded _
to some of thum during your visit. The occasions. when
I would find it possibl< to viait Port-au-Prince. or to
deve’ any siendficant amount of time to the bank's .
activities here would-be rare indeed. ‘I shall. coniess |
&o you that I declined a similar position on. a bank -
board here in the statex for the same reason, "|

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I regret that this decision is neceazary but I hope
that ir future relationships we. may be able.to do ..

something Useful and successful in Haiti... -

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FCRMALITES A REMELIR FAR SOFHIE:

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1) Envoyer, signe par Sophie, un mandat original notarie et.
legzlise par le Consul Americain, a une personne ante ou
parent habitant New York, donnant a cette personne les
memes pouvoirs donnes par Clemard a Sophie. Ce mandat -
‘evra etre accompagne d'une copie authentifiee de celut ;
de Clemard a Sophie. . ee in

mneceree ae ttrncmemnncrmenons nine eitae | Son"
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2) Envoyer les clefs des deux "safe deposit. box" qui. se
trouvent a la First National City Bank avec les formes

attacheed qui. doivent aussi. etre legalisees par le consul

‘amaricain, SO re en
.’) Indbquer le nom et la fonction e la yerocne;ecpoetece

par le gouvernement haition a ‘regler la transaction avec .

wo - Clemard pour communication evenftuelle relative a la trans
vo - -  gaction. "- - ; _ aaa

Ma chore + Sophter . re oa

Cette communication te parviendra par une vote que .Clemard :
@ eu a m'indiquer et que je crois etre sure.. Fais “bien attene-
tion a ce qu'il n'y ait pas d'indiscretion, | oh

Je voudrais suggerer que tu habilites Paulette selon le’
‘paragraphe 1 ci-dessus. .

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- Je ttenvote aussi. par cette meme vote. une lettre qui saura
“+ te@ renseigner sur’ dtetat da nos denarches et Possibilites.

Encore une - fots, Bon Courage et bonjour a tous. - oy

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‘, @RPOSIT ORPARTMENT AT. . NEW YORK, TO EXGHANGE GAID Gapa FOR
| BV NEW GAPE OR GAFES IN. GAID VAULT AND FROM TIME TO TIME TO G:AKZ WET SRCHAMGE, AND 10 uv
NAME AND ON MY BEHALF TO EXCUTE A LEAGE OF ANY GUGH NEW SAP ar CAPLO-UPC 8 BUGM TREND AD

" HE MAY CESM PROPER AND TO HAVE ACCOSS TO AND CONTROL OF THE CONTENTS OF “iY SUCH NEW GAPE
Of CAFES, AND TO RECEIVE ALL THE LESSEE'S KEYS TO ANY SUCH NEW SAFE OR BATES, “ITH POWER AT

_ ALL TIMES TO SURRENDER THE SAID CAFE NO. AND ANY SUCH NEW CAPE Ort SAFES THIS AL
THONITY TO REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL WRITTEN NOTICE OF ITS REVOCATION 16 JRECKIVED BY Tick RAID BARE...

6D ae " STATS OF
'. @OUNTY OF

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. Adrien and Yvon Laint-Victor and Backuroud of Hie hearrest/.

 dector's Hote: see 00-A(S) 14367-65 ( ps. Three,

ae ote os
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7 Bert 00-4(8) 322/ 1760 68
COUNTEY; Maits RP dune ad
DCS Caso: &

GRIVOF: . Clemré Joseyh Chariecs Has Gained Ketpmoua of ;
Boadiine ror Kansas Pajvent/Cosrles’ nolationshiy vite ‘neu

Prestdent Duvaller's eed ror Money Hay Fusstily Liduce Bia bo
Acces% Bvhorne Soy heorvanises Banque Gxsaarvlale @' Meith:

1. Reoontly-relcased Clermmrd Joseph Charles has received
e tponeaont of the deadline by which he wist pouduce the .
L thousand requived as “ransan” for pls pensuont reloases
@he new deudline is lete septader 1:K,), eo

@. thortly before Charles’ rearrest in Nay 1463 Rene \
Wiatted hin at hia residence and rasnetrated vith Ala.
‘ten, ona of the directo: of the Banque latiowle do la
Mopblique d'Heitt (ilu), told Charles that he (Charles) had
not done enough sine his selesse to prouwe the Uigo0s thoussnd
ané added that Charles wns roceiving too iury visitore. Charles
aeeponded vith ouch @ tirade of abuse that Adrien left the
howe, Charles was rearrested that save alternwon. At about the.
fame tims, Yvon Baint-Victor visited Curvles and talked to his
fn much the cane vein as Adrien.’ Charles’ responce to ‘
Gatat-Victor was aborn the came as his answer to Adrien, Gaint-
Vietor's wife is President Duvalier's secretary. ve

“""g. gince his release in June 1963, Charleo hes agreed
fo intensify his offorts to raise the U$605 thousand and to.
@enee receiving so many visitora at. his house. | .

&. Tuarles will undoubtedly revive the scheme to raise
the U8$605 thousand through subscription by foreten investors.
an4.to place it in a reorganized Banque Coumerciale d/Haiti: .
(scx). [Collector's Note: this plan is outlined in 00-A(8) -
322/14367-68 . (Paragraph Two)./ Alternatively, he my try to.
interest the Uovernment of Haiti (GOH) in his visible cash assets.
and GOH bonds now on deposit in banks. in New York City (Col-.

Four and Five.) See also 00-A(S) 322/17056-63./. .

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, 21 June 1968, -
BCS Cases. 47,540 Loe

to get the required su: anto Haiti and at the sane tins to ensure
Ghat {¢ vould not sliply ve conflecated Ly the GOH. ‘The idea
was born because Charles and bis friends selt (and still reel) :
that {f he sisply banded over US}605 thousand be'vould then .
be liquidated. Thus, the BCH scheme vould serve as a sort of
insurance policy on Charles' life. On tne other hand, it is
possible that the GOH vould refuse to accemt the bCH echeme .
Qo 6 eubetitute yore divect paysent and wuld continue te
“@neiet on the direct payment of the US$u05 thousand ag ransom, _
It ie possible, hovever, ror tha following reseons that hres-
dant Duvalior would consent to the bCY acheme.- iret, he is:
Gosporate for moumy and does not much care in just what. fom
46 mny onter Haiti. Second, he approaches hia problens ona i :
@ay-to-day basis and des not plaa mr into the future. . Third, \
he is obseceed vith the idea or retaining yorer for life, Nov, oN:
Duvaller is pexrectly vell avare, Iam sure, that tha SCH schene-
WELL not net hin Ues605 thousand. On the vewi imnud, however, . .
cae, We Le quite anxious for foreign investors to place their soney
an Haiti, beth for the economic benefits which such investemnts
wild bring to Enatd and aleo rur the propazanda value viich a.
- pew foreign vusiuese vill bring to him. If he liquidates . :
‘“" Quarles, either derore or after receiving the thousand, o
be will suffer much unfavorable publicity. It fe possible, too,
that he may talnk that he may be able to get his hands.on the
98§605 thousand even though it may be tied up. in the BCH:
echeme. In any event, Charles is, I believe, going ‘to mke
‘ @he effort to induce the President to alloy the. BCH scheme —
and thereby to bring an end to the “vensca” demnccs»_:

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SARC!: Ope
Letter Coacerning Clenard Joseph Charles

Leorge 5. Musulin/js4¢¢% -
OCS/Operational Suppor: Staff : .
900 Key building a
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ttached is a cony of a letter is 4 .
French froa ity, Brun to Mac. | red
Charities, The original of this i
; lettor was sent to kobert C. a ;
: Felder, Unitod States kabassy, of
g Portoauefriace, Haits, via State. 3
- Deportacnt channels, for - i
2 transsittal to Hae, Charles, | ;
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ed, en debora UMtiti, Jo ntursive & le tires de L'inpusse cans laquelle il se
ceasate B le futre.

“08 pilesants aie ccomuns tant a Nev York, Washington, Niaz! et aillesrs ont

. Deyute. won retour d'haltel fo co culo cis ea actica a cotta tin et as perecncliow

REN aa ee TEE esti

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LOSTS A. Es
359 FILL Ava, 7 7
Kew Yosx, .¥, Lo Uf jain 1968 :

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te Ciésant Joseyn Charles’
fort-c:-itince
Rates

Ha chire Coynio,

Cotta lottra oul yur tlaccusor réception dca tiennes dea: 1 ry 26 eat
Cawita ot Gs & Juin cn curs.

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* 68 tu nias pas ou Ga wes néuvellca éopata gca dCpart dvnattd lo7 ‘pad dernier, -
Oteat que jaculbrcunt, Jaws Wwoposais cs soturass Vols Clan la coxaine
Bulverla. La vwoyena a GC) Cte dliverd jorsqia J'ai cu qio ClC-an avait, b
nouveau, Cbd arretd lu dL cal. Jal clas cu d fulre ur cable a un-end pour *
Jud senscocer won arrive S540b. Jo ula clr qu'il a d) tien informer, ae
Queitacaent, Marraatation de Clésani ainel que les nouvelics des ‘Cornters. \
Svénesenta en Naits ca cu dea offuts nécatifs cur ica négcelaticas en cours

@io J'uvats entancos pour cldsanl of gal ecadlaicnt vouloly cloutix. Jo otal
pas bosola dy ta dirs coablen J'ca af 644 Louleverss. Alors quo noa exis
G'gt cb wot pensions youvolr alder Clédaant que nous esticons come un frre

6s Rouvella arreatation est venue usa asgonter ayce une riguour, dont nous
gous Tenobtana & polos. 7

eaten A 28 CE LL ES EY SOLE EY a:
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2 nae rennecmmmnecme en a aes
we .
se . . . : ~

Avant dballer plus loin, Je vota ta dire qus tu no dois point douter de notre
Abvouemens pour Cidsant. 11 cait, ot tu dole cussi lo cavoir, que nous ne.

Gaurions Jazals marchandor notre concours 2 tin eat pour qué ncus avons b plus
@ranie affestion ot pour qui nous coczes prots & concentir tous les, sacrifices
peyeonnals que ses vlsvensiawes youvent exiger. Ju civois dovolr te dire que

t

oe er er

rene gene

txuve, Jo doute fort, eans Suisse molestic, que quelqu'un d'cutre ‘Pulsse,

tous aaniteetd un dgale wdricux ds lui veair en afde dans Les. limites’ ee leurs . ‘,
~ pooalds. Lite tespevelves,

“ene vu plusteure poroensalitds ca mole fineueler qui nteat rs bésité &

/ @mMsBerer wr Erase partie da leur toaps pica’ a la coosrutioation ces. plans |
qe jtat oud eaviescer avee can ea vue da Jo tirer dteatorres, le plus
v7: Raphderane oatblo. : . ;

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Kes espolra co rfucaite cinsl que ceus de tous les cats contestéa cs cont
beurtis exx effets rigatita iniviteulcs provenant tant do la.nauvelle arres~
tatica de Cidzard uo cca Comilera é.cncacnts curvesus ea Esltd depuis le

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677013 cals, Ly. Eovan) Barris ¢3 Vecitigtea, D.C. Jo to ccconde d9 camer
ecits Ilcttra strictemcat ceaiiccntleile car jo n'curais Fi3 ain3 que le noa
Go Ks. Darris coit reationns O quiccaqie cn Kaitl. 61 ccla orrivait, nous
Fourricns ponire un tris bon cai. ;

Four toa inforration, Jo to diraf que Me. Burris est un colcasl. retraité du
Corps de Goaic cc l'erte cxéricains, wal perconncl et cons sciller du Président
Johnson et cxtrimcscnt influcat & Washington tat écnz lo rsuwia politique que
financier. J'ai cu & fatyve ccux voynsgs & Wacuingica entre lo. 8 et D1 mat ov -
cours dcaquela lal ot tol ciuvicagiona lcs moycas dtaicor Gid-anl celen le "modus"

@uvicsss. La copie do ca lcttre cu f Juin cn cours coura ‘te confirmer co qui
. pricdda.

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Jot e1001 vu personneliezent et lui at coucd reintca fols ex ‘eeugphone, : Do ‘
. Joserh Drycr, qal cuvait ca roadro €n Maith lo O& mat pour te vols mais qua f: o:
.- @Q reavoyer ccn voyeg? enrés 1¢3 rouvelica do la dem bre tentative d'invasion. . Lt
Jo lui af encore coucd recemmcnt ca télephone ct 11 a cu b co faire part ces |
récultats nicatifa de ccs. efforts, tcujeure en fonction des piace circonstances.
{

Le lottres cirescies crux cutres exla da liétrongar, dent ‘Pabthovick, par exonple,
sont reottes Jucquticd canz reponccs. Je vaio une nouvelle fols Ccrire longue» la,
ssnt & Dabinovics pour lui. troncaottay ta dcraliirs communication aves Liespoir “t..
G'evoiy un cot cacourcseant de iui. : . ee = ras

Comes tu dola lo cocprenire, ca chire Cophte, nos efforts, malgxs: ‘toute notre
benne volecnts, na cu2raicat co conciwbieer h brivo Cchfance, car les valeurs en
questicn ¢3'41 nous. fout trouver nd toa pas insinAlficnics. Jo ta signaleral en
peasent un polut qi o C84 cotlcvd en ecura dea nicoeiaticus ct qui fait ressortir

: @ie Kvss 61 ns3z caig esraicat en cscuva dfavonccr b Clé=ard 1c3 valeurs nfcessaires,
fis cat des dcatss efricux non 733 eux 1a einctritd de Clc=ard & faire face eux
Obligations qil Ccvrcat Cize ecatrectica, maia & lo posaibllits ratériclle de ra=
Rapriors ca Collors extricains, les valeurs avenctcs. J'ai personnellescnt aceisté

@es centacts evce Goa borguicra dich qui affirmen’t qi'avant longtemps, Haiti

nieura presquc plus co éavicza-collare pour colder ccs cougtes a l'étrenger. Autant

Atodstecles Gis jo culs malncurcusenent obligs de to sigualer pour que tu saches.
_ B quod ten tcnir. ; :

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. Conserasnt maintinent le ern pevmen pote 4 dont: & grat. ex molec*ro aa dire & i

- Hisar qua do creyais pouvoir noua wider, ecluivel o ci ne folre comprenire
. gata nd pouvalt ea Licccurrenes intérecser ecn institution O uno effaire de ce :
7 erare + sat cenporte | trop do vegies be ce cots aa ay @: dona os grand eapoir.


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- Cock Cit, colored tors ces obstacles cul ecculcraicat incurs =sntables, Jo nial a ‘
Fos tetalcccat perva lfcspoir ca pouvoir tietess O cortic Clizanl, cain et
sf, C3 1a pricca CQ ca cont} cd Clitricra roziccucnt, ja lo cais.. Liessentiel
_ €3$ ©23 Ae Cucd lutectzs colt porcucsd quo L'inuavllits cio nous ¢prouvens A
esticfairs 1¢z cxigsnces cy comsnt, no ecat ea cicucs Togca inpatablea & Clécard “4
rats plut & cc3 circcastenccs totalencat inddpcudantcs Ga notre volonté.

Je prie Dicu Tout-puiscant pour quo l'on finiece par rialicer ‘que Clémard, en
tea patriots haiticn, a cu fol cn cca yays ct n'a 723 cau bon dtexpatrier, came -
plus dtua l'a fait, le fruit do ecs curs lovcursa ct de con | inteliigence pro=. my
Guctive. ; ,

Je wa propesais d'fécrire. ‘porconnsLleaent a Son Excolicncse le Trfatdent & Vie.
@*Eaiti, reur inplorer ra clésanca cb ca cénfrosité pour un eal qui nous est cher.
Je x2 ciis alors ccinnJ4. of c'Gtait 13 un costo eoss qui Fourrait avoir la vortu
€a itdgargner ob, danz lo acute, j'ai préfercr utabatenir.

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Four revenir maintensnt 2s possibilités do ffalicor Pty nmoing yartieliesent, la
wolour exlg’s, jo éois te dira qic ja culo heurcux do cavoly cue tu détiens une |
procuraticn gtnéralo cn bonne ct duo forne t'habilitant a ratifior tout ce we
mous pourrions cntrcprendre a cotte fin.

S&partzcat, yar cotte mine voic, jo te camuniqucral toutes es fornalités a.
reapliy pour neus ecttico en ecsura do rfaliceor dens un délai roficonable au moins
le. ticra de lo come réclenée. Ll ccrait couhaitable qic tu colg mise en mesure -
. Ce weair ict O New York, co qui feciliterait. bcsucoup les Choces, Bais dans l'ime .-
‘ Possibilité d'une paraille alternative, tu covras done agrécr cux conditions
, etimulces, I feudra done agir avec dtlligence pour nous pemottre Ataller cu 4
° was wite. #

Ma chire Sophie, jo terminerat cette lettre agga longue ct. ordue en 1 te rencu=
welent ron cévouczant lo plus enticr lo cause do notat cut Clézard et en te .
prisat une nouvelle fois de no jonais doutcr de mca. scntinents propres et coux }
@e xa fanille pour Ci¢uard, tol ot lca §icna. i

ei en een a a nam eo a em cme ne

"affections A Gros-Miche, Marie-Cloudine, Toto, Eddie et ea fame.


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(Co unctassifign =| (ONNTEOnat, a Conf iDENHAL~S 32 SECRET
. ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET —
SUBECT. (Oprened
' Clemard Joseph Charles/Datx Concernicg bozo Dabinov vice. 'y AQ 5274 )
HOM sorge S. Musulin/js *N%-

DCS/Operationsal Support Staff
900 Key Building

OCS Case 47540

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2208 21 June 1968

hei 7/taics ‘ .

Attached. for pur iaformation is
copy of OO-A(5); 522/17050-06,

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TOROTRY: units 19 dune 1963

ere a EE
+ 4

QBNCT: Clend Josejn Charles dya:ed. . DCS Gree: 87,540 ;
Darlog Baaured Fecait Vere oY Executions : oe .
in Port Dusmnens Filoon/Uimrles Must Fi uduce Bupplement tos , i ;
Ronson Muewy/Cuarbes La Living Under aig: 00-A(8) 322/1A3OT-6B ; :
erous Prison Cosditions/Inta Cunceraing ve - a

Boso Dnbinwiec Dillias, Uviaa Friend of ' a

Guarles oo

i. During tha’vock of 27 May 1460, the Governaea’ of Batti
(Gua) ta reported te Lave casted os¢ veny executions among tho
prisoners beid lu Yoit Licanche priaw., Clesuk Joven Gar 188,,
Haitian banker, wes wt Guung Wime executed, bosine ‘nhs: life .
wee spared on direct urdese frat Proaldont Dialieg» i

. & Tee Olio Ddeconing more inuietent than ever thet, Gaarlos sO
produce the ransai of USGG0$ thousand, vilch it bas set as the os

price for his -wluso. Charles nov comm ty reo) that if he

@oce nut produce the iwney, he will Le executed. Ducing May 1968,
he gnva to hie vire, tindame Cophic Linsiooun Charles, @ general
power of attorney. Thls jxwer uf attomey etvas ¢ to rae Cnarlas
the right to functiun as her husband's eee sell or
otherwice diapose uf, any or ali of hie succtas .

‘ 3. Charles etii? has the U8$100 thousand in, cush in new Lo

York City vans [Collector's Hote: Uco reference, pa

~ Four.f His holdings in Obl bonds tutal UsA00 thousand col a

 Jector's Hote: dee reverence, Parayragh Tvo/. These bonds are a

q@umrentoed by the Intomnations) Monetary Puid (IM7). soe Conrles k .
i

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de nov endeavoring to collect tho US$100 thousan4.cusii and to

as collateral the U6$400 thoucand in GUH bonds; to the
_ Ieope that the Gulf vill accept cs jayueut of the 057605 thousand }
renson vhatevar che is able to realize from the bonds plus'the total =<...
ef the cash. She hwyes to place this sina in the: reorganized ' . .
Banque Camercials a'iiti (Bc) / Collector's Mote:. Sea ref-
erence, Rermazovis ‘o/ ond Kopag that the Gl wil) eocers tae
as the paymeut cs the | SAN90R-

&. Caran 40 being tee ce al in Yrt Bach

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‘39 daw 1968
7 Coot 8] a7. 00

lenen'
00 -A(8) S20/18 967-68

os be tad been before, his release ta late Aji! lad. ‘Mt Port Duacchs a
GBboritlos may refuse tu acocpt Ned and clithing yareuie pant tw ;
Garies fre: tuo witslar., lu cunscqusna, lo ts sts)d Wen dig, tho
Clothes fa vRlch bs we ica s0sted ia ny Lind) ead 16 emyallod to
subsist eulely om tio :qguiar privan azamla. Du. tag his jeviouw La-
Carceration ho was pn Uuttod to cocelve mad oud elugning. cree the
owteids and lived tam WD lndlys mf

3. Te following, individ is 6 friend: uf Oarions

Sill wibte wes 56> bie Mmbinovie

oD _.
&s Sastaten » f Quywve, vite.

Reitiector's te: tourve did not volunteer Dabiims's + poeta addiecs;
We 414 not judge 10 ‘nultable to press bin for it. be do Bue know the
Signizicance of the nudes listed above. ve cupled the abuve une aul; ‘
efdseee fron as eavelupe oddiessed by Kae Carles to: Dabiuar,/ Debi. * | s
mar 16 6 Dviso oltisen vho wmaia Soeet of caro aldye, Uathl apout -
3961 or 1962 he imd a contact vith the OU, uses the provisions of
Walch he called hic ships user the Haitian flag, De ace ultintaly
cancelea.tho onntract, because, 2 undorstant, Inbimr mailed to my
the reyaltios called for wular the tens of the contiwct. Dabianur
aa opvoend Ro Prestdeut Duveliar because tho lntter. canceled the
. contreee 1 @iuoussed, but ic tor wos) interested in. developing
"' grajects (no additional data available) in Haiti. The letter: vhich,
. Mee Gharles has just addreseed to Uabimar contains an urgent. ayes) |
_ fer financial. scotatance.


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Tha ewer! toner migieaten sheteg me Maou leverae of me Untwa Sates wine the meanng uf the (monepe Lees tea
. USC Seca 783 ard 754 the ramen oF cevewce ci wtcd 2 any Betce to on ne sOrZOd pErton a prisupeed dy lew.

CONTROLLED OrSsi ne

Li GOMPEDEMZTIAL NO O1SEM ABROAD
Comme aes ; eeroat NO” 00-p. 325 6209 68 |
SAECT goyedare Have Orieod Ortmci cl tartian AEM wo,
‘Marte ded Citadelle Lafarriere/Guvernaent NO PAGES 2

Of Maiti Ine Adopted Defensive Attituds/ ‘ “ge . ~ 2

Royarted Lxecution «f 100 Pripuners in Fort Pe : 4

Dimnche/Matus of Clare Josh Curles APRENES peg Giset 47,580 rn ‘
DAN OF #9030 9. gy . ao on ola fs — '
MACE A DAIL ACO 2s senfren 68 nn

: a I$ | UNEVALUATEO | INFORMATION.

ree : ‘
. ; os ‘ :
: . ee Lt \ wa
. Rataralined U8 cttioun of Mitias birth, official of a US iagort- . :
export enterprises. .couree ankes oconsional tripe to init! and . {
bans snuny contacts eam waitian business and political, figures \- .
both in the US aad in mits. . oS . i .
° ; : !
ie The Government! of titi (Com) me Lesucd claim that the \ 4 ‘
ipvéedere of 10 May GU have been wiped out and that total vistory \
8 @gaine$ then imag uoon achieved. .A cpocial Thankegiving mes \
wae colebrated recently in Port-au-Prince. to cammnorate and “
Oslotyete the event. Un the eurfaco, things are politically Ls
quiet. _ ws \ ~
&. Tw veulitioe csen, hovever, ‘to differ to a anrked degree fron { 4 ’
the foregoing. Although the populace has i 3 $
@oes not believe the Gul clatas of tote) i i
fact, the invaders hnve not: been wiped ous and they have 4 \
° eocded in gaining of control of ths.emll tam o : }
Gnd of the Citodelie Laferriere ( . “ot
‘@ham, but to adopt.a defensive attitule and t
. Rappers. The Od realises that to i
Citadel, vhich is 7
extremly difficult militarily and would be :
» Gecmuse the citadsi :

“| - ‘ - = val! 5
oe L errs DERTIAE Pie sry T we:
: The ditvemination ot thit document Ip kmifed to civilian employeay and active, aay mbdary ‘péttonne) ‘w in the Cioge componente
+ of the USIE member agencies, and ta thove senier officials of the member agencies who must ect soon the. sformation. However, unions specifically conirotied
i» accordance with paragraph 6 of DCI |{7, 1 may be releated fo Hiove compononts of the ‘depen gencias ofthe U. 5: Goverment directly

peiheipating wn the production af Nahen: Intetligarica, ‘IW SHALL NOT SE DISSEMINATED. 10 ConTeaclons. Ww iT shal fol be Unsteminated te oar
hone of pei vonned, sachading conculante, undera sontrashaal relaonahia fo the U. §. Goverueers engl the weittan permission § at thet aiginater. .

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7 ( Wenbiogtonion toward i Parris Dogan to Accept Caatmamshiy of
Comercial Bank of Haiti

REFERENCE: Ropectally WAS-602-61, dated 5 Sayterber 1967) Wk lao VASA7O7-8)
. dated 21 Deceabar 19°7- ’ .

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Contact Spectelist R.K. Oakley of the Washington Fic{a 7, Rt

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but, brisfly, Burris (Colonel, USAF retired) is a fo . .
Air Force Yoreign Lisiacn end later vas attached to the | te
rs C) a Eis social contacts.
@& present retch well into both Kennedy and (President)
Jotmeos circles. The US citizen of Haitiun origin mentioned below | ‘
fe the same es thet referred to in the earlier mmormnha wider.
yeferuxce. He ia cada to travel “freely” betvecn bis bose in.
York City and Port ou Prince. | :

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SAMIECTs CASE 47,54 - re ve 2
" ON 20 SAY 1958, Lours Be AMIN TOLD NS. THAT CLEPARD: JOREPH ee |

CHARLES 18 SEEKING WELP IN RAISING THE REOHTRED vasees, PnP RANSON PRON oo ha
TVO PRINCIPAL SOURCES, ONE. SOURCE 1S BUN HIMSELF, TOOETHER vITH a he
SOMEBODY WANED ALBERT CHO ADDITIONAL DATA AVATLAMLED, TW NEV YORK |

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| WOMEY, BUT KaS WOT YET BEEN ABLE To COMMUNICATE Tre ‘WELANCHOLY.

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| Nan WANED JOGEPN ORYER, WHE, CHARLES WROTE TO ARUN CLETTER

[RECEIVED OW 2” MAY 1968), TOLD NIW THAT UR. DRYER Vag’ INVOLVED

7 SW THE MONEY-RAISING EFFORT AND MADE A CRYPTIC REFERENCE, TO THE
CARNER BANK Te MIAMI, FLORIDA. © ARUN, WHO RNOWS DRYER, STATED THAT ME

“WAS GUERTED DRYER. ASOUT THE CARNER RANK AND THAT DRYER TOLD WIM THAT Me

‘WaD NEVER EVEN HEARD OF IT. SRUN DESCRIGED DRYER AS. AN: EMPLOYEE oF

LIME INVESTWENT FIRM GOODBODY IN MIAWT AND SAID THAT HE Hag AUSINESS
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ee cee eee wre ene enemmnee NR ine Eman en mame QTE EE

 MANTE OM 24 WAY 1968, SRUN SAID THAT DOVER IS A FRIEND OF THE
"PAHILY OF JOSEPH P, KENNEDY, . VE e>QNRHT ‘HP THE NAME OF SE, SAINTS
VICTOR, STCRETARY TO PRESIDENT DUVALIER, vNgM VE REPORTED AS WAVING |
OEEW IN MIAWT SINCE. 9 MAY 1968, IT NOV DEVELOFS THAT IT 194M,
GAINT-VICTOR (WOT WHE.) WHO HAS BEEN IN MIAMI SINCE'9 SAY 1968.
SAINT-VICTOR, VNO 19 OFTEN EMPLOYED. AY PRESIDENT DIVALIE® ON:
“CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS. AMD -VHO CONTROLS THE HAITIAN PUILATELIC:
CORPORATION (WHICH ISSUES HAITIAN STAMPS), HAS ACTED aS THE
_IWTERWEDIARY BETWEEN PRESIDENT DUVALIER AND CHARLES AND MIs)
_ WIPE, WE REPORTEDLY VISITED CHARLES WHILE ree LATTER vas 1” FORT
_ DINANCHE AND DELIVERED TO HIM THE COMET TONS UNDE? WHICH ME WOULD -
SS GE SET FREE CIoE.; THE USSCBS,20A),. Rats oprven THAT THE REASON
: a) SAINT-VECTOR'S PRESENCE IW MIANT HINT rosstaLy 92 To OBTAIN
a SOME (OF ALL OF THE Ustees,c08, FroN SOMEBODY: THERE, ; uucer
° mv SUBJECT) BRUM ALGO KNOWS A REPUTED we. TINELLIONATRE, awe Jour.
; BOLTEN. AND INTRODUCED MIM, VIA CAPLE APPOINTMENT, TO. LOWES LEVEQUE.
: BOLTEN: 18 REPORTEDLY A NATURALIZED us CITazEN OF EITHER GER*AN: OR
AUSTRIAN BIRTH an 18 NOTED FOR MIS PHD, ANTHROP IC INTERESTS.

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OF THE ARMY, SAID THAT KE I9 CONVINCED va THE arporTeD re way. \ ae
1968 INVASION OF NAITE BY EXILES 16 THE WORK OF THE HAITIAN COAL ITrow
AND OF CIA, WE TOLD US THAT WE Is a A00N frie AND PONTACT OF
RAYWOND JOSEPH, AENURAL SECRETARY OF THE HAITIAN COALITION. IW.
tw YOMM AND THAT JOSEPH TOLD HIM THAT vat learrta COALITION 18° =
— Cavonsonen rw every vay Wy THE Gta, BAUN SAID THAT WHEW.ME WeamD
ABOUT THE REPORTED INVASION ME CALLED sosths AND ASKED HIN WNETHER
Ae OR MOT THE REFORT vas TRUE, JOSEPH FiesT. ppenren IT, BIT LATER
[Gat amour 1138 HOURS) CALLED aRUN BACK AND! TOLD MIP-TMAT WE HAD 2]
“GMCKED VITH HIS PATRONS TH WASHINGTON. THE PATRONS TOLD WIN THAT |
“ME INVASION STORY IS TRUE, BUT THAT THE INVASION WAS LAUNCHED NOT -
“FROM CURA, BUT FROM “SQPE OTHER PLACE™, | RUN TOLD US THAT JOSEPH
“OID NOT IDENTIFY THE “OTHER PLACE". BAS! ja HIS BELIEF UPON
JOSEPH’ S BENAVIOR AND ANSWERS, BRIM IS CONVINCED THAT THE
INVASION HAS BREN ORGANIZED BY CTA, 4 NEWS:MEDTA REPORT

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COUNTRY Hat’ 7 “REPORT NO ca- Pi

SUBJECT Rearrest of Clecara Joseph Curlee/Curiea part osm 2c ”
1s Bot Able to Raise US{605 Thousand Ransua/Data paces aot ‘
Concerning Charles’ US Bank Accounts/Preeident “© PA 2 .

Duvalier Might Settle for US$100 Thousand Cash/ | :
Charles Has Credit of US$300 Thousand in Sationar *HIRINCES peg Cases 101995
Bank of the Republic of Baiti And Claine ea. a7,
AdAitional US$100 Thousand. SUPPORT Tor co Ba ness. 68
~ DATE OF INFO tg 16 May 68 /
PLACE & DATE ACQ.  Por$-au-F 5. ‘Hasta, Met tay 68/--<--=--,36 wy , 6 Garner One cnly)-

THIS IS is UNEVALUATEO INFORMATION _ eee ee ae

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SOURCE Source maintains close contacte vith Haitians in the US and vith

prominent business end political figures in Haiti and trevels =
Ot irregular intervale $0 the Caritboan: countries,

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Me cima Jooeh aslegvaa reared 4 100 oar 1b ay G2
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2. 30 became clear, during the yariod between 3 May 68 and 16 May 68 \
that Charles vould not be able to raise. the ransom eum of W363
thousand, His release from prison, which took place on 23 Apr 63, -
was apparently contingent on his ability. to produce that sun. '
"sg Note: See 00-5-321/14063-63.7, Innedtately fol-
hia release, Cmrics attempted to interest foreign ;
investors in subscribing to e fund of US$605 thousand. ‘iis sus
was to be placed in a reorganised Banque Commerciale d'Hattt,
formerly Charles’ private preserve, and used to yay off. depositors
and to ctimulate. investment in Haitian enterprises. Charles
goon learned, hovever, that the present political and particular-
ly the present econamio cerditicns in Haiti -were euch as to

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country
weportea willingness to ) as collateral his extensive hold-
ings in Haiti (essentis> ofls and various other business énter-
Brises, land, buildings and {tian government bonds) falled to
hangs the negstive opinicne of those approached as poaaihle

3. GQarles holds.a receipt fron the “Banque Mationale de la fepub-
ue d'Eniti (EMRH) in the amount of US$300 thousand dated
» and claims froa the. BNRE another. personal credit of -
thousand, dated 1963... Ha does not, hourrar, holds copy -
of any receipt. for the latter sum. ‘Charles apparently cannot
Saddop themand rengons | Tey fF them, 86 pay off the
59603 thousand ransom. _ , :

bh. Crarles’ current visible cash aouate: noneiet; of ‘gmgbo thowrand,
deposited in the Manufacturers anover Trust Comauy and the,
First Hational City Bank, both of Mew York City. * He originally ©

had UG#I10 thousani {a theew wo banks. ; Moan so-was firet.,

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ol the ussite ti agencies. and te those senior olficiats of the mambar agunciet'whe mudiact upon the-mlormation. However, unless speciically controlled =
Ww accordance with paragraph 6 of OCID eur it may be seleared-ta Thus . npenaety Of the daparimonte and agencies at the2U:-$ ‘Government diecily .
ParNgipating.in the production of Mahenal Intelligence. IT.SHALL NVIT @t DISSEMINATED [0 CONTRACIORS: t shall wot 68 distemineted fo organize:

\ tions oF partennel, including consutants, undor & contractual rela te ihe . 5, Government withowi the wetter parmnon af the onvginater. ,
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e@vallable) compelled hiz to sign a omber of blank checks of
these two barks. The authorities then caaued a check for

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ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET

SuBstct. oans .
Ciemard Joseph Chas les

George S. Musulin/js Sot

OCS/Operational Suppott Staff
900 Key Guilding

“Des Case 47540
21 May 1968

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OPERATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF COMUSUL IND FROP JHMITCHELL

SIBIECTE CASE 47,540 CCLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES) /PRESIDENT DUVALIER'S ks
“WECRETARY IW WEARIZQUERRILLA LANDING IN HAITI a
__ FOR VAT IT TS WORTH, CLEWAND JOSEPH CHARLES USES THE

| PSEUDONYH “JACOBY IN NIG CONFIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE AND ALLOTS. THE
|. PSUDONYH “EAD? To LOUIS LEVEQUE, |

“. WEW_SUBIECTE THE 20 WAY 1968 ISSUE OF “TNE NEV YORE DAILY REVS"

: ’ caRntes On PAGE 20 A REUTERS REPORT Feon SANTO DONTHGO, DOMINICAN

; MEPUBLIC) THAT ANTI=GOVERNHENT GUERRILLAS PRON CUBAN HAVE, LANDED
MH MATT REUTERS QUOTES REPORTS PROM PORT-AUEPRINCE, HAITI, THAT
2. MGCONDING TO SOURCES CLOSE TO PRESIDENT OUVALIER,. TROOPS VERE
SENT OUT TO DEAL WITH THE INVADERS, SAID TO INCLUDE ARMED HAITIAN
" RRILES,A NUMBER OF CUBAHS AND SORE EUPOPEAN MERCENARIES, THEY -
LANDED OM THE MAITIAN COAST FROW ORTENTE PROVINCE, CUBA)
ACCORDING TO REUTERS, PRESIDENT NWVALIER Is SAID TO SE.

”. DENECTING MILITARY OPERATIONS PROM THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE. .
“5 AUIS Ae ARUN TOLD US OW IS HAY 1908 THAT WADAKE GAINT-UICTOR,
yom WE EORNTEFIED ag: PRESTOENT DUVALIER'S SECRETARY, MADRREN IN

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VISIT, RUT SPECULATED THaT SuE mIauT RE COLLECTING INFORMATION
CONCERNING AN tnvastoH, RIMORED IN NEV YORK AS: AROUT TO aE

LAUNCHED, SOME HAITIAN EXILES IN NEW YORK (NO ADDITIONAL Data
AVATLAMLED ARE SATO TO. NAVE REEN WISSING.FRON THEIR USHIAL, MAUNTS “SINCE
THE FIRST VEEK OF WAY 1968, WE CANNOT VoUCH FOR THE ACCUPACY OR

TRUTH OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING BITS OF IKFORMATION CONCERNING
DIVASTONS AND NERELY PaSS THEN ALONG TO you VOR TRANSMITTAL TO
DITERESTED PanTixs, | oe oes
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Thouseni Before Gs “an Remase His Banking And Other :
detivities/OmLinr Cf Charles's Flans/President -
Duvalicr Repostediy Hopes To Dorowe E36 lage And: ‘ :
fo Attract Foreign Capital And Busiases activity/ hUtHENCES DOS-Cusee 89,556 end 47,540 |
Fhmore Ccatime Canceraing Possible Beorganisaticn fugplenest to; 00-B-321/12) 5-68

Of Haitian Govers at : - ;

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with Haitians ia the US anf vith prosinest business anf political figures: |
in Haiti end travels Gt isregular intervals to the Carittean countrias.

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‘oh the ust ee agencies, and to how senior alficielt.al the mambet-agenciss whe muti ect upon the intormation. However, unless speclcally controlled,
J dayartinants ard agencius'of the U' $. Government directly |

“yrs ipating in the production of Nahandl Intelligence. HF SHALL NOT BE DISSEMINATED IC) CPIMACTORY It shall not be ditemnated to organisa: =

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SUMECT Clexard Joevph-Charlos Must Raise US $605. DATE cISIR. , Se
Thousand Before Be Can Resume His Banking And Other et
Activities/Outline Of Charles's Plane/President.§ = NO. PAGES 2
|. Duvalier Reportedly Hopes To Irgrove His Inage And .
fo Attrect Foreign Capital And Business Activity/ — acrcriNces ‘pes Cases 40,556 and by7,5h0
Fumore Contimo Concerning Possible Reorganisation Supplement tor 00-B-321/17106-68
. OF Haitian Goverment. ; 4
DATE OF INFO. Say 68 . Do oy : 4

COUNTRY Heit’ oo REPORT NO

KLAR ASOpar evn at .
: ____ THs is. we thavAtdateo | INFORMATION. » :

SOuRCE Meturelised US citizen of Haitian birth. ‘source maintains close contests |

“de Clenard Joseyh-Charles was Pismo em peaon tering the evening of 25 se
68 an revern fora "renece" of U3 $603 thousand.

@. Crerles bes toen given unt: 42 2h may 68 to protuce the US $605 thousand. cis
ua east te in en irrevecshle letter ter of eredit on en American benk in favor 2
oo Se ae It has been intimated that. q

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& Charice 1s mov unter nase errect tn Fort-ex-Prinee, Bests,

$. Charles's temedtate reecurees consist of about US $100 thmeunt in aash-in GY
two US benke (no edditscunl dita avaiable), varioce hoses, busizasees
(enecstda oils, an extonchile Goalarshiy ani othars (no eititionsl date svatl~

erle)), wulldings, land snd about US $400 thousand werth of Jiitios govermmes =

bone. He dia. bove excther. US $300 thousand is pervoual funds inp Netti. HO:
@&R BO longtr count on this mommy to help raise the US ¢5 however;
weceuse price to his relcaee fros pricon the Haitian suioritics. (20 aidfe:
tional data: availerle) confiscated it... He

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zo “the dissemnaiian ef this document is bentad’ to “avian ‘engioyan’ ‘hips active duly amber: _ pevvennel Wathen: ina" ileivgmnee componecis
Toy, - the USB member agencies, and 10 thote sonior officials of Ihe mémber egencies who mus act Upon. the “infagmanan: ‘However, Unters ipecifically conitcoded
in accordance with patagiaph 8 af DCID: Ww a my be rolvatad to thute ‘<omponents of the departments .and aguicius of the U. $. Government dtecsiy

ca IT CHAE NOD BE OISSEMIMATED IO. COMM@ACTORS [t shall not be disseminated to orgene

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7. ‘Cuties ond severe’ associates now propose to recrginika the Bungie Commerciale
G*Hait’, formerly his private preserve, into # corporete entity and to incors
porate tt in the US.. The associates. ylen to raise US $500 thousand for this
ugw corperetica. This cum will be cepernte from the US $605 thousand ani will .

Wit the vow banking Corporat ene cevpaetin c Secretarial belp ead - *

@t least oom of the six directors of the corporetion will’ be US citizens. ; ,

Teo of the directare vill be Charles hinelf end Lovie Leveque. .

G. President Duvalier ie reporte’ly most interested in the ‘ev venture ani is
emiicous to sce it euceeed. He has finally realized that tha economic situation
‘in Bait’ has deteriorated so tedly curing the past 18 months that he mst do .

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" SUBJECT: REARREST OF CLEMARD sosti CHARLES (CASE 47,540) . an
2 WR BRUN TOLD US OM 16. MAY i968. THAT ON 11 MAY 1968 AT 160R a)
~ ous CLEFARD JOSEPH CHAPLES VAS) REARRESTED, HIS PRESENT © ; 7

-, WHEREABOUTS ARE NOT KNOWN TO FR. BRUN, mR, BRUN TOLD us THAT KE
“ ECETVED THE VORD IN A LETTER eE¢ EIVED DURING THE. AFTERNOON OF
46 WAY 1968.

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fos _which was summarized in ref go ;
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News¥erk to advise our New York fh
Office to counsel source to a, ‘
check in with US Embassy in 4 :
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SOURCE VESCHIPTIANS NATHMALIZED UR CITIZEN OF MaTTIAy PIRTH. SOUSCE ;
MAINTAINS CLOSE CONTAnTS wiT4 MAITIANS IN THE HS AND YITH a7
RRASIMENT @NSINESS OND POLITICAL Fraupss rm MAITI AND TSaVvELS at
TPSLGLa® INTERVALS TQ THE CaRINREAN COUNTRIES, -

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Zz ever O5 APRIL 1962 AND PROCEEDED T9 MIS RESIDENCE, gt

SOURCE TELLS UG THAT CMAELES £5 SOTH PUYSTOALL ¥ AND "OPALLY, YELL
ato = wow WARING PREPARATIONS T2 RETHRN TO ORS

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oe Lohetty EDMAN) VILAIQE, POST arm PAIN, as Tr, “Ta Tass, To
attr 3 s60N AS POSSIPLE, RECates cIARLES. wants TO TaLy, TO 41%,
- mqhdie? dag REGH COMPELLEN TO ASPFE To TAXE OUT A LETTE? OF
(Gant IY FAV? OF THE NAttONAL RACY OF Tur

ca AMOUNT OF verers nee,

PEPIALTO OF MAITT 1H

TTS LETTE f¢ To Reva VALID Fop

30 DAYS FROM THE TIME YT YS TAKEN OMT, CHARLES. 4AS PEEN. OryeN

“A 'SHORT TIME CNOT SPREIPLENy TO PAODNCE THE MONEY AND THE.
“LETTER OF GaEort, Pag MY

a. MADAME CHAPLES conmrtTT y HAF “ngnann tT THE roI=sOrNA’

SOMO OF ASTION, FALLAvINa uER aun PELEAGE FROM Prt £0, SHR Wag

visits DoPY AN UNKNOUN ETO aus: SOIMEED PAPTY, THIS fF
Fort THE COMOTTIONS Wiper WHICH mann

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LES OULD RE RELEASED,
THE RANDITIONS Te, uneg THE UTS6NG Ar” MENT TANCS angur, vanaYT,
CHAMLLTS ACCEPTED THE GANNITIONS AND STANED A PAPER TO THAT

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Tavs

2. OTME “OUEY Few “SMaPlVEs mysress vas IT (TNE SONTCE PIAFEESES nOT
19 KOA SMIEVS THE VOMEY Yaw psy ety DEL IVES IT TO Harty,

5. UIE s9ecE Plas To FLY TO POTT-aAlepeINece GN EITNES 2
Pay 19F2 9 S WAY 1968 AND TO FETION TO NEY york ON 6 “AY 1967.

THIS SCUrauLe Is, oF COMRSE, SIP JENT 14 CHBNCE, REPENDING POY

THE LOCATION OF e4aPLES*s MONEY AND ! DEPEND INA UPON WHETHER OR NOT. oR A
SWOCE 1S COMRECT IM HIS SURMISE THET CHASLES VANTS HIN TO CT AS qa
Corrine, - the

Se SCE FEVESTED NS TO HOTIFY THE US ENRSSSY IN MAITE THAT” | i :
SUL AE TY THE CONNTEY, HE WISHES THE E*nESSY To RE NOTIFIED at

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pot ST AAN DS uP ams kaye THat pe 7 weITTes TU. Vot wine per MoS

pats cay  neneosyenny we We, saree tay MALT aexTone Tat THe

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Us STPEPENEATP OM) QUOBE THET ME SILL Pd vOTHINE Tq)

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PET S270" TD REPATTURE, SONRRE ATREED TOMO THIS |! oh
“of ME INDERSTAND THaT XEWNETH RIPLEY, ODP, t4 Al CONANT OF.
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7 SUBJECT: Clesard Joneph-Charles - Plans for. Paynent of ;
Ranson : . . é i é

e 1. ir. George Musulin (DCS) called today to give —
: WH/7/Haiti advance notice of a repert his office bas received t

relative to the release from prison of Clemard Joseph-Charles.

. 2. Louis BRUN, who is the ‘business: reprosentative of. :
CHARLES in New York, hos bsen urgently requested to cone Co
to Port au Prince. The request canoe to BRUN from one Edaond 7 : Re

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a VILAIRE who, BRUN agserts, represents CHARLES in mits.

4 BRUM plans to leave New York on 2 or 3 Umy and retura on ; Yo, ae

ae 6 Ray. a . “ Met Low \ ; :

S. According to ERUN, CHARLES has agreed to'pay $605,000 . .

te the Duvalier Governsent for his release from prison, : : a
BRUM clains not to know where the money is located but sus- ! SO
pects that it may bo in Europes. He further suspects that — ¢
be will be caked to act as courier. te . .

'@, ERUN, who is a naturalised. v.38. citizen, has. scud. ' moe oA
Quiles about his own cafety in Port. au Prince. and has. oaked ~ .
Bde DCS contact in Kew York, kr. Mitchell, that: the Eategsy . de’ 7
. fa Port. au Prince be advised of his arrival. Ho. wae told. : | ee |
that he should go to the Embassy himselfg upon arrival aad . ; an
wake his position known. . . ;

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COUNTRY: ~ HAITI a Oe bee i ee :
Dor: ' 3@ DECEMBER 1967 °

SUBJECT: - - AMNESTY OF PRISONERS

acas WAIT, PORT au PRINCE. <€ JANUARY 1968). HTP 1126
SOURCE : A FORMER HAITIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WHO HAS THE
CONFIDENCE OF MANY MEMBERS OF THE DUVALIER an
| GOVERNMENT. HIS REPORT ING WAS BEEN ACCURATE
SINCE 1963, HE RECEIVED THE INFCRMATION. FRO... -- 3
. A HAITIAN MILITARY OFFICER WHO-IS. ‘ANT I-DUVALIER
_ BUT WHO HAS CONFIDENTIAL ACCESS TO KEY MEMBERS
sce “an THE DUVALIER ENTOURAGE... HIS INFORMATION HAS

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PRESIDENT FRANCOIS DUVALIER RELEASED 187 PRISONERS
7 IN. A NEW YEARS ARWESTY. WITH THE EXCEPTION oF LUCIEN |

' BELIZAIRE, HINISTER OF JUSTICE IN-THE. FOURTH AND FIFTH - ;
‘DUVALIER CABINETS FROM 4 NOVEMBER 1958 TO Br. DECEMBER 1959, ~ “—
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The materul contains information aflecteng the Nuhonal-Delense of the Unoed States’ witha the mesnag of tee firanage Lars. Tale ‘ ‘
W.USC Secs. 793 and 794, the transmss00 oF tevelanca of etech if any manner to an uiathonzed perios « promaded by law. j
_ CONTROLLEL: DISSEM | GCOMPIDENTIAL | __ *O OISSEM ABROAD
. COUNTRY mats _—-aEpORT NO. 00-B-322,/00156-68 |
. SUBIECT Mae Clemard Josep Carles Reportedly batt ose : 4 JAK 1868 , “ . “
- Released fram Prison/Clamrd Joseph NO PAGES ° : .
; Charles May Be Released fran Prison i
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REELENCIS pea Cases b0,556 eo
mo ; : ‘ 00B-321/ 36765 67 . ?
DATE OF INFO. Bate Decesber 1967 - = . 00B-321/ 37063-61 ‘
MACE A DATEL ACG. =ns, Late Decenber 1967 — :
_ THIS tS UNEVALUATEO INFORMATION : comer
SOURCE _—-Maturalized US citisen of Haitian birth; official of a US taport- re
- - ¢: - @xpert company. Source's Dusinese-activities mike it necessary - ac: an t-

meh @ .

3 : /. seems . a —— : . ime ot peepee
, ‘| — [ gomprpenezan | Co] Ll m_
: the dissenunciion of thie ds amen! ve temied .to civilian employess ond active duty miliary personnal within the intelligence compen
- . af the USIR member agencies, and fo those samer ellisiale of the member agencies who mutt ect-upon the information. Hawaver, untert specifically Cony,”
tn accordance with paregraph & of DCD 617, & may be released to those componants ot the departments and bs eee) of the U. % Government .
parlaipaling 1A the praduchen ‘of Nenoned iatathgence. IT SHALL NOT 86 DISSEMINATEO JO CONIRACTORS. 11 chall no? be disteminaied to a
hone oF personnel, including conilionts, under & Contractual ratevionship to the U. $. Government.wilhout the writen, perminan af Ihe orignator.. \

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<ntnme intoreastion slactng ta Nasional Delense ci the Unced Sinies wshin'the wearing of the Lrionaze tows, Tile
SWUSC Seca 799 ond 794, he Uasareauon or tevelaton of whch @ any manner to on unauthorized person is promoded by lav

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3° coummy Haiti RPORT NO. 00- B-322/36765-67 7
suascr Rumored Release of Cléaard Joseph Charles OAatt pista 27 Dec 67 aac 7 ——
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REFERENCES DCS CASE: 40556 ‘4
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| DATE OF BuO. Decenber 1967 : io" ’
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_ Souact Raturalized US citizen of Raitian birth, official of a US. import- -

. " export company. Source's business activities make it necessavy
' for him to travel at irregular intervals to the various countries
_. @f the Caribbean area. During such trips, he maintains existing —
business end A personal contacts and develops new ones. —

b 4 bave heard that Clémrd Joseph Charles may de released at rn
the end of December 1967. President Duvalier hau reportedly |
sent people to restore Charles' residence to its former state -
end has ordered the return of the items which vere stolen from
. the house at the time of Charles’ arrest. Duvalier has also
clothes to be sent to Charles io Jeti.

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The drotemination of thin desument it liwwied fe civiian employees end active ‘daty anifiter pertonnel within the Intolngonse: components : ‘ .
if af the USE member agencies, and te thave canior aftisialt of the momber agencion whe mult.act nen ee ormation. However, unless wnecibeslly controled:
« bn eacerdence with paagorh @ oF ACIO UA, a may be released to thera gam jamponanis al the . ad ogancinn 0 at the U. §. Government duogiy tn
4 Bye in the praduction af Nahanal Inteihgonce, IT SHALL NOT Af DISSEMINATED Moc CONTRACTORS. " .

whall not be Visvansinates fo organi '
1 personnel, including consultants, under @ contractual reletanthp to the U. $, Government without the weiiten pumuien ol the origmator i : :


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Bubject: Case 47,580 = Reported Relationship Between Enition
Banker Clemard Joseph Charles ‘ancd Colonel: Max Doninique,
Son-in-Lew of Haitian: President Duwalier :

1. Qa 6 October 1967, Louts A. Brun, President, B&B ,
International Corporation, 1282 Broadway, New York City, stated a :
that Haitian banker fieward Joseph Charles bas, in fact, con- _
trary to previous informtion, been in contact with Colonel :
Max Doninique, son-in-law of Haitian President Duvalier. While
Brun vus not able to supply any details concerning this rejs-
tionship, ue believes that it is political in nature and
posaibly not wirelated to the various etorias now circulating

concerning plots to wmeeat the President. -

2. Brum also stated that Doninique is-echeduled to errive
_ fa Bow York City for e visit in the near future (no additional
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sb OPPOSED 10 DUVALIER, WHO HAS ACCESS To THE
FILES OF A HAITIZN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE,

AWD 4NO HAS FURNISHED RELIABLE. LNFORMATLON,

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TWO BLANK CHECKS ON A SWISS BANK WHICH HAD BEEN SIGNED
- UPON INSTRUCTIONS FROM DUVALIER BY CLENARD JOSEPH CHARLES,
"EK DIRECTOR OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI. BOYER.
WAS SHOCKED WHEN THE SWISS BANK REFUSED To HOWOR THE
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GOVERNMENT THAT CLEMARD JOSEPH Hans WILL SOOW BE
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; May I recall tho kind reception you. |
gave me in May 1963, when I was in ‘inshinjton, also | i

' your courtesy in recommending me the Alban Towers
Hotel, 3700 Hessachusetts Avenue, whore I lodged in |
Room 522. You will remember the converoution I hed 4
with you regarding the futuro of my country, and the “|.

hopo I expressed that the assistance of the U. Ss

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I have earncstly worked ‘since in
order that Haiti may be relieved from the tyranny

and misery in which has been inconsiderately throw, - -

and have succeeded in securing tho aympathy and aus~ .

port of a great majority of the populo sions all over ey

; the Republic, including religious poopic, businessmen, —~ ;

. Ce professionals, intellectuals, eto. A plan has been |
Se OR prepared ond will be exeoutéed by a Nilitary man who —— ,
—_ ToT: - * bas with him most-of the officers in. the’ Army. Theae _- e
ne eee . +’ people are ready and eager to begin operations and
eo cape ee ta are only awaiting word from mo. an .

I would havo already given then .
éxder to strike, through the Chiof who ia the only |
- one in contact with me, were 4¢ not ror my approhens- |

don that tho turmo4l that will noosocurtly follow. ~ —  _
might serve Castro's plan to introduce comunist age *  ~
‘5 dtatora in the country. I alco have roagon to wonder, -

“ about Bulaguer's pooition on account of his friendly 6
feelings for Duvaliex. Therefore, before going any ‘
further, I rool that it would boa wioo for ma. to have
“ ghe U.S. ascuranoe that these two foruca will be - ,
properly neutralized, and T an requostiu; your kind i
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. . date in Hew York, ir, Louis A. Brun, to tum Pereunsday oj ¢
- ’ this letter over to youy also to give you all tha fee Fy
tails that it would not be progor for me to write, You _ ‘
may feel free to taik at lonsth with Kr. Brun on Add i .
; ; "+: Matters relating to my Project. You Will aloo ba kiud mE Boe
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oo oo : .W41l keep in Now York until mY next visit to thy We ob “fo:
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asl repeatedly stat:d to anyone who may have asked we, LY Holl
vations sre purely patriotic while I em also moved by a singers Geslre
to bee Taniel ouerge as a domocratic independent natica friendly.to the
United States.” , ;

Since I left Haiti with my faxdly tea years ago to later becore en
droraen eitizen, T T have made several Arins to Haiti and have maintained .
close contsets with peovle in a1] walks of life both in Haiti and with
those who were force’ out of the country for political reascns or other=

“wise. . —— . so a ,
eg letest visit to Haiti took place on June 5th of this year and I
‘stoyed two days in Port-au-Prince. fAtheugh the purpose of my aripe
were mestly business I also had the opportunity to discuss the Haltjan
political situation with politicians, as well as with aversce Haitian
citizens concerned with the situation. uy personal conclusions are es

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: Yhe fact is that the Duvalicr regime is, at present, ine state Oo: .
interna). political confusion in. which no one. directly or indirectly con~ ~
“peated with it can predict the outcoan, - There is atroug evidence showing
that his son-in-lav, Colonel Max Dominique, has. in fact tried to overthrow
. Dbuvalier in order to personally assum the direction of Haiti's political
" _ affairs. How Davalier became aware of Colonel Deminique's intentions is
am “the qQiestion everybedy is trying te find the answer to. Nevertieless
_Davalier rounded up the allcdged associntes oF Colonel Dominique ant,
after @ uock cours martial eccusing and convincing 19 young amy ¢fficers
‘ of. treason they wore all killed by a firing squad on Cuno 8, 19¢€7- at
Fort Dimanche on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. Duvalior himself yas
“present at the slaughter and he ordered Col, Dominique to te &@ momber of
righe firing squad. Noneconfirmed information from yeually rollable sources

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‘incicates thut several other Fersons, low raz”.ing nilitery personnel,
. a “\ militée men and eiviljans were also executed or bailar charges, without
. 7 «7 fanfare,

It is-ulso the general concensus of opinion thet the- "purge"
will continue at a rate that.no one can yet deters wine. :

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- .-,. fo one ignores. that there. has besn and still are very hostile feelings -
"between vwo groups within the President's fanily and close ass

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One is headed vy Colonel Dominique and his wife Marie-Denise Duvalier,
. end another ‘is led by rs. Yvon St.Victor, the President's: private se--

_eretary and confidante. ‘The nanes of the Presider

it's wife, Sinone, his.
son Jeex-Clouda and his younger daughter Simone, are being: nerticned as:
being part of the first group.

In ‘the second, group, irs. St.Vistor's 6":
brother, the prosent Hood of the Departent of Tour rien, Me. lue-Albert i
' Foucard, who is. also married to one of the President's denghter, is anong \
other names such’ as Henri Siclatt, head of. the Regte, Minister Lebert °°
' Jn.Pierre, etc. mentioned to be siding with Mrs. St.Victor. ‘So far, the
”. President has shown signs that he favers. the latter group. Tae ramifice— :
; tions of both groups extend to people who were considered the most fanatic ©:
-, “sapporters of Duvalier hinself, The fact 4s that none of the remaining
" so-called strong men of Duvafter in- the militia, the ‘Tonton Macoutes or ~
the’ Aray know for sure how the. president feels towards them and are. very —
Ruea conceried about their own future and survival.

In other words,
‘confusion and insecurity are wide spread amongst Duvalier's followers.

. z valieve thet in spite of the.actual confusion ‘and sense of insecurity
prevailing in: government eireles, there 48 no real organized opposition

8 such against Divalicr at, this momant, except for what I will point out:
‘Later ‘in. this paper. _

‘There is, however, - strong anti-luvalicr feelings in the middie and.

‘Upper classes of Haiti, roprosenting: only a. emall percentage of the whole
population. A segnent of the population to be taken into vory serious :
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. established xcans of subsistance, and represent ‘the mést volatile and _
Gangero.s political force to be. watched closely in the event of any |
sicaifican’ Gcveloyent of the politicel and social situation. - Tacse > vo
peonle whieh formed, in 1956 and 1957, the core of former president
Paetel Pig¢nole's followers, ean be swung to any move-sent and play 4
Gecisive ..le in. the confusion that rey ‘arise in the event of 4 coup. a
He ave convineed that these people will weleoue a change should ony
dezagogsc lend thew to believe that they will benefit by such a chenge. |

; I an inforzed that in Port-au-Prince there are some “political pere -

““sonalities, in afd out of the Government, that are waiting for an op~ oa
‘portunity to swing that scetor in their favor, whenever a serious at- =. Coe.

_ tempt to overthrow Divalier is made, whether by the: or anyone”clse. ~~ Te
Under those cireumstances, Duvalier loosing his old grip on key. °

_@lements comiitted to his support, @ large portion of.which he has
recently liquidated, {s trying to instore a new political philosophy ©
reaching out for elements of the middle cluss a. well as.those of the ow
‘slum areas mentioned above. «I have a feeling that the new philosophy ‘is £ :
‘ainca at antegonizirig the U.S. Government for its hands-off policies and
‘the econonie aqueeze applied by the U.S, against his government. This
Jentagonisn will go as far as necessary even.to an almost impossible al-
| Udanee with communist countries such as Cuba or other communist nations
of Europe, Africa or Asia. As evidence of that direction in Duvalter's

' Governnont, he has allowed the so-called "Little Red Book" of Chainan’:

Mao~Tse-Tung of Communist China to etreulate freely in Haiti, whereas

“ praviousiy the suie took was banned end seized in local libruirios and

newastecds in Haiti. “Several articles appearing. in local Haitian nowa-

“papara have Letely referred with much emphasis to the. “Cultural. Rovolution" :

of Duvalier which has yet to take place. The appointment in his newly —

.. ‘formed cabinet of thrae Blanchet brothers, all welleknow couninist

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weil succeed to turn the country into a new communist satellite and work ~
out sone agreements with communist countries.

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Here again, we should not
fail to xention the-new exchange of diplomatic representations between
Haiti end some communist coun’

zies. Tae most signiricans one is the new.
appointment in Haiti of an Ambassador from Poland with whon,I was told,
Duvaller is closely worsing with.

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Taking everything into consiceration:
_1. Tae non existence: of any organized opposition-in Naist; 0° |.
‘2, The stace of non cohesiveness and distrust erongst we exiled

political elements abroad, therefore nullitying any post sive action tron
outside Halts; -

3. The fear of local politiciens that, if outside forces were to come.
_ dn, thelr safety and security would be very much at stake, therezore they, ,

should resist such intervention and do whatever is necessary to prevent
it at all cost;

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4, The fear of Duvalier's se-called followers that they way be eliminated -
Upon mere suspicion, ju.ct or unjust dendticiations; a
- §. The middle and upper classes sentiment that the U.S. is not vorking he

as it. should to bring about the dovnfall of Duvalier.ana'that the U.S. is<
even supporting the regime. intentionally or unintentionally by not en-
. Gouraging or allowing the opposition to organize itself; . i
'* 6, The interpretation of the above classes which are.at a loss tq under.
Ltrs ‘ gtend the silence of the U.S. press in general for not having vaised the.
a Usual indignation about the recent mass killings, therefor: making room _ :
ioe the belief of a possible collusion by means of money or otherwise of 7
Duvalier with said press, particularly the New York Tines, to refrain frou
bringing these facts to the attention of international, padlic opinion;
".. Te The strong belief thet compromises have been worked out with President

Balaguer in the Dominican Rupublic to return to Haiti all opponents of -
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basis of the mentioned facts, although on ‘the surface, they apzear Ss i
logical enough to confirm these conclusions. © JF 7 an “4 - '
_ I en’ convenced in my om mind, that ween some politicians close to en oe 1
Duvalier will feel that their lives are in real danger, ase of the: en on
will successfully attempt to eliminate him even though they may not be, , o
; selves, in a position to control the chaotic situation-that vill ne= ) a ft
cessarily follow. .Tais-is where the real danger is. If any such un- an .

planned ecvion was allowed to wake place, the U.S. will then find itself
with a recl “not potate", requiring such drastic action sintler to. those
takin in 1965 durfng the recent crisis in the Dominican Republic. Such 4!
‘ aetions are not to be desired, not only because they are costly to the iw
fmerican taxpayers, but because they inevitably provoxe strong anti~ |
fmericen feelings based on the opinion that the U.S. did nox whing to. help
bring about the collapse, but is merely there to impose its choice“and °

decisions against the will of the people. If the U.S. is to wait for the. -

OAS to decide on joint action in the cventuality of chaos, we are sfraid
., that communist influence and even control of the situation by forces
+ based dri Cuba end other countries, will make it mich nore difficult. to
* “eope with within the context of our national security. It.is, therefore,
“\ {mperative, in our opinion,.that the U.S, take some steps towards working
“with leeal politicians to take the initiative of a coup whieh, when per=
- formed, would receive the strong backing of this country, militarily,
Pinancially and otherwise, to secure an orferly succession of the present |

regime, As far as Haiti is concerned, I feel that I have. the most. adequate
solution for the proposed action.

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this nation or any nation is concerned, there is no time for waiteand-see

: ee . coneiderations., In the case. of Raits, in particular, where tho political

“.geene is really deprived of individuals of strong convictions, one way or
“the other, we feal that the U.S, should not have any protien in finding _
 semsonc that they can- build politically and vork with in a. cincere and

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_ In connection with the possibil ety of Sinding a political leader,
as indicated above, I must say that J have been in contact with a man
whoa, I feel, could very well.*: 1 the position. His nase is Clérard ©
Joseph Chasles, President of Ba. :e Commerciale da'iaiti, President of
Raiti's Cnanber.of Commerce, a C:sccto> of several other business and
industrial organizetions in Haiti.

I have known “ir. Charles sinc: 1951. We have been friends and -
business as associates eversince. To ne, Xz. Tles is a.true and sincere
patriot. Of course, today, a number of people quest ion his patriotiss ~
on the basis of his close cooperation witn the Duvalier regime. I have
nyself, sometimes, felt.that he went too far. I have also told hin So,
many times. His- answers on such occasions have, mest of the cine, satisfy
my own judgement. In fact, Mr. Charles told me that, Knowing Duvalier, “5 | ~ :

- as he knows him, it would have been a question of lite or death if. he

were to behave in a different mannes.. What would his death serve if he

had taken a position of non-compromise? He feels that in order to be: ~

able to control the situaticn and outlive Duvalier, it was better to be -
- "in" than “out” or to put it another way to be alive than dead. I can _
“gay that on several occasions, was it not for. Nr. ‘Charles! . influence on -
., Duvalier, this: latter would have done more harm to the poor pelple of
| Haiti, in general, than he has done so far, oo .
- T have always maintained a dialogue with Mr. Charles.and passed on to
. ia as mich as possible the Judgements of Haitians and others with whom
he had no direct contact. I must say that I have. always find hin re~ .
‘Geptive to their opinions. : ,
_, Bversince I have known Mr, haxlea, ne hos always ‘told ne of. his
ambitions and determination te.be a great Haitian. He asked me to never
Let him.down and to stay with him to help him. earry out his dream. Though
dt has cost me some of my friends, I have extended to him everything that
T could possibly offer to help him reach his goals. a
Unlike the majority of Maitian politicians, ‘Mr. Char’ Charles has an un-
surmontovie Zaith in the future of his country. He fuels. that if Haiti, §
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to join the cther srocressiva nations of this henisphere.s Unlike those

politicians wio have seen their prominent positions as a4 temyoraty state
of affairs with absolutely no future beyond Dav.

fer, Mr. Charles has
practically invested in Haiti ainost all the wealth that he has accumila- ”
tea before and during Davalier's reign

aiscipline. O02 course,

throucn genuine efforts and self=
I will adait.that nis wealth would not have . ,
inezeused in its present proportion if it was not for Duvalier's favors
tO muti, Tat who else under the previous regines who wore in the same ©
position have genuinely dirceted their efforts in using ‘their gains for’ —
the betterment of the people?) I have always find what Mr. Caarles took
very mach satisfaction in giving employsent and assistance to as many.
_ people as he possibly could,. As @ matter of fact this is one of his
biggest assets in his present struggle. , : \
My. Cucrles 1s not a demagogue. We believes in the realities or che we
modern world. He realizes that without the assistance‘ of the U.S., —
progress is impossible for Haiti. He sincerely telieves in ‘the spirit
of the Alliance for Progress. Having traveled «xtensively, he is fully .
aware of the tragic state of stacnation in which his country is in. He”
'” deeply wishes to see Haiti make sone progress in the fields of human ;
“+ (dignity, education, technology and above'all, Freedom. ;
_ . ALL that I heve said so ‘far ore my own personal opinion and also the
vs opinion of a large number of people in and out of Haiti. If some defer .
“fn their evaluation of Mz. Charles, 4% is their privilege and undeniable
rights. : . .
| Now, 1f wa ave to take for granted 1 my opinions, what‘ docs Nr. Charles -
have to offer to the U.S. to prevent the chacs that will necessarily
“Pellow Duvalier's downfall? First of all, Mrs Charles is at present
" ready. and willing to provoke the desired collapse of Duvalier's regime.
. Tais, he assured me, he oan do without any outside aseiatance. I am
“personally aware of certain confidential dispositions. taken by him to
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‘he make it, shat aSsurances dees he have that his action will. satisfy | i
the U.S. As I stated before, Mr. Charles feels that without United . ; . ;
States backing, no fovernment can ppssibly exist in Haiti except under ,
the very same conditions of Divalier’s Government. There would be no |
resson to precipitate a change if Haiti were to renain under a *yronical i
, G@ictatorship lixe Duvalier's.
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‘sponsored or initiated by him is the assurance fron a person of established
xhority in the U.S. Governnent thet the United States will ‘support -the
provisional government that will necessarily have to assure power after
- Duvalier,. .
Tae dispositions token os kre Charies are that a military coup py a
Janta will take over and stay in power until free elections are held. The
members of that military junta have been already selected by Mr. Charles, ~
\ who has their commitments to that effect. Mr. Charles puelieve that if.
free elections are helJ he should not have any great difficulty in selling |
7. Ads plans end prograas te the people and. therefore be elected the next
wo president of Haiti.. In ny opinion, Mr. Charles is not asking too much.
Should the United States consent to ‘his request in the form mentioned
‘evove, I feel that the Haitian situation, long a sore note in the U.S. ~

’ Nemispheric relations, could be changed without risk for 222) parties |.
: Goneerned. .

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\ Why should the United States gaubie. on any other calculated risk, *
. vhile I feel, it can wrap up the situation safely in accord with Mr.Charles!
plans? The military junta proposed by Mr. Charles will be made up by. high
ranking officers of the Haitian army loyal to him,- therefore on the side
of the U.S. With U.S. assistance - 4t is almost impossible otherwise = tha
ateps proposed by Mr. Charles after the Junta will ‘take over are as. follows:
4. Disasa the Militia and the Tonton Mocoutes innediately;
@. Reorgonize the Army ang the Covernmunt services; a

3. Prevent the interference of communist forces made of exiles. Habtians
based in Cuba or m elsewhere) ‘

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4. Preveat the return to the Haitian political seene of such “rebble-  ~ : | ;
reuscr* so-called leaders es Daniel Fignole and Hea ri Vixonar oe rh)
. §. Stare the ground work for free ‘elections as soon as ‘possible. . :
ron Charles feels that although it will protably te impossible to pre-j . “4

vent acts ‘of reprisals during the fi rst T2 hours oF the military take
over, strong efforts should be made to avoid unnecessary bloodshed. _
Xe. Cherles, ia my opinion, 4s one of the few individuals arotind whom
& reconciliation of all ‘the social divisions and subdivisions of the -
Haitian foniiy can be achieved. I will mention some of She basic reasons
Dehind this pinion: : . oO “;
-.. He is of modest mral “extraction, therefore is wnat is called dae .
> Haiti a “eon of the "passes"; : _ oe 7
: 2, He is black, therefore representing whe vast najority of the | \S
“Raitian pocple who, at this point, considers the light-skin Haitian as
@ threat for the return of the domination of the milatto minority;

3. He is deprived of the prejudice of color, therefore the mulatto
minority will find in him a certain feeling of security and can be ase.”
gured that it will not be. persecuted solely on the basis of ‘the color of

7 thet skins;

. ‘hk. He is wealthy, therefore credited for not exbitioning power tor

“ware persona eniss} : .- .
{$e He 18 known to be o hard, intenligant tndustrtaliot and edminis=

trator capadle of promoting and encouraging the establishment of new,

“ Wasiness and industries in Waits;

"6. He has shown Feepect for certain moral values such as. the undeniable -

“tent of the ind vidual. to live without fear within the fraucwork of the

tava of the land; : (8

"0. Ke ie a Roman Catholic who professes to have nothing to ds vita

_ "Weodeo"” 85.a religion ora cult and who has given all the other religious.

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8. Being a businessman in tie: own right, the cusiness community with . er
whteh he has cecit through tne Cnanber of Conmerce and his bank will a ‘ : _

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always have a-dizlome with him and therefore will find hin receptive: : qo. oR
to their suggestions anc er<ceavours; . an > -

- _ 9. Neving @ealt with elenents of the actual regize wn luave- his TY
confidence, he will te able to control thea in a way which will avoid oe

. unnecessary hardshiss should someone else = ‘a complete stranger to then =
te in a posixion of Government leadersaip;

- WO. He is known to be strongly anti-cosmnist afé proedmesiean, there~ - .7
' fore opening the door to close cooperation with the United Statés, under

., " the doctrine oF the Alliance for Progress, t+ proote better uaderstanding \

and opportunities for the Haitian people wita the help of tke United | -
States; So pe

11. He will welcome the return of all Haitien exiles to take their
place enew within the Eaitian community and to work with hin ‘to the task
_ Of making the country a safer and better place to hive; . woe .

" 12. He does nov “contenplate any repri sals or even sanctions againat

*Y anybody for their: past political affiliations, his efforts. to be mainly |
éirected not to solve the errors of the past, but to provide a better -
present and fusure for those who want to live in Zaiti,

The task, if and when he ‘succeeds to gain power, will not be an easy
Chibe T am sure, however, that: Mrs. Charles will be able to find the supe

drean of batiaing up a better Keiti. wee EE
"Me, Chazles' past affiliation with the Duvalicr reginé should not,
‘therefore, be held against him. ‘As a matter of fact, this affiliavion may

‘give hin the foreaignt ¢ that he should do his. utsost ‘Rot to > repeat. the same
-mgetekes, - a

poe.) conclusion, zt feed that this U.S. “Governnent, through ite qualities:
Agencies, should give Mx. Charles! offer to-topple the Duvalies regime, all
the required careful conaiderats on and make a decision ay fast as posaible.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
ARA/CAR ~ Edward T. Long ©

a plotting. I flatly told Brun that the ue be was: not interested

= June 29, 1967
33390 p.m.

Plot of Clemard Charlee to Overthrow Duvalier -

At the suggestion. of Mr. Bowdler, Howard L. Burris,

4725 K St., N.W., & Washington businessman who served in

the pastas an assistant military aide to the President,
telephoned this morning and asked me to mest Mr. Louis A.
Brun ac Mr. Burris’ office. This I did this. afternoon.

hr. Brun, a nationalized Anerican, owns and operates
the B & B International Corporation,. 1182 Broadway, New

york. -A nativeebora-Haitian, he has lived -in the tates

Since 1957. He is a close friend and confidant. of Clemard _
dosoph Charles, a Haitian banker who has been deeply. involved

with the Duvalier goveroment, Charles has fallen ia disfavor .

with Duvalier and several of his governwent concessions have.
been cancelled... Charles is actively plotting the overthrow.
of Duvalier and, according to Brun whc eaw. Charles in |

>. Post au Prince-June. 5-7, has..167military: and. ‘civilians “weady:.

to move with him.” None of this: group..was. xepresented by the

. $9 offfeers who were recently: executed or the 89 sone by oe
. whe vere omrently ia- diplouatic ‘ayluos.

In the past, Charles hes wade efforts himself. and:

through Brun to get the U.S.. Government to commit itself in
. fever of the overthrow of Duvalier but until. recently: ell
of these approaches were rebuffed, U. &. offictels- having
' etated U.S. policy was such thet.no plot of this. nature could:
. be supported. Brun showed mea. letter he had: just received
. Seem Chattes Written-on June 23 stating in @ commercial langu--

agé code which Brun end Charles use in their: correspondence.

.. thet en Awerican official last week had wot with. Charles. in
' Port-auePrince and thet Charles was. moee pleased with the.

westing. The implication wae thet this ‘American had
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in supporting plotting of this nature,. that our policy had
mot changed, and that he should know this categorically. Brun
emfilingly accepted this statement, but obviously considered
the “approsch” in Port-au-Prince was more. important than ay —
exposition of U.S. policy, . . re

Brun seid he was in regular contact with Major Janes
Balog who, he described, as an intelligence officer from the
Pentagon. iie said that he, Brun, had written a report on his
opinion re things Haitian and had given one copy to ~ .
Major Balog and one to Mr.: Burris. He: then handed me @ copy

-which ie attached. This report is basically a plea for U.S,

prior indication to Charles that the U.S. would support any
Charles-formed provisional. government Created following the

overthrow of Duvalier, . .

_Z elosed the half hour meeting with Brun insieting again
thet he should clearly understand the U.S. Government was not

fnterested in becoming involved in this sort of an operation,

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DEPT OF STATE ATRCRAM : A-3
DATE: 7 JULY 1967

CLASSIFICATION: LIMITED OFFICIAL USE

SUBJECT: WOES OF CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES “INCREASE

FROM: : AMEMRABBY, FORT AU PRINCE ;

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_6 JU.Y, NO MEMBERS FAMILY IN SIGHT AND TWO GUARDS WITH f an ee
RIFLES ON DUTY WHO SAID CHARLES AND WIFE “NOT THERE.” MS oo
OBVIOUSLY CHARLES IS UNDER ARREST,

2. COMMUNIQUE SIGNED BY ANTONIO ANDRE PRESIDENT
OF NATIONAL BANK 3 JULY 1967 STATES THAT NATIONAL BANK:
HAS TAKEN CHARGE OF COMMERCIAL BANK.AND THAT “THE 7
“ GOVERNMENT OF HAITI JUSTIFIABLY “ALARMED AT. THE. SITUATION.
| RW THE. COMMERSIAL BANK HAS DECIDED TO TAKE THE: NECESSARY
STEPS TO SEE TO IT THAT THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE

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COMMERCIAL BANK OF -HAITi MR. CLEMARD J EPH ‘CHARLES 1s.
®ADE TO FURNISH THE | COMMERCIAL BANK WITH THE MEANS TO

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OF DUVALIER'S. CHARLES MADE ALL HIS NONEY THROUGH VARIOUS

MANIPULATIONS If CONJUNCT/ION WITH OP KNOWN TO DUVALIER.

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“MAN AND A GOOD LEADER. HE 1S UNACCEPTABLE AS A POSSIBLE
LEADER OR HEAD OF STATE TO THINKING EXILES AND PERSONS aM HAITI
. Due TO HIS KNOWN LEFTIST SYMPATHIES AND BELIEFS OVER A LONG

PER 10D OF YEARS. DESPITE A GOVERNNE NT BAN. ON OFFICERS BELONGING
' TO POLITICAL PARTIES, HE WAS KNOWN AMONGST FREZNDS TO HAVE
: BEEN A SECRET EMBER OF THE OLD PSP (PART! SOCIALISTE.
POPULAIRE). IT 1S NOT KWOWN IF HE 18 A SINTLAR TYPE MEMBER
“OF THE PSP'S SUCCESSCA (PEP), HE HAS BEEN A STAUNCH. SUPPORTER:
“OF DUVALIER AND APPEARS TO ALL ASA TRUE DUVALIERIST. ~

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
DATE) | 29 JUNE 1967

CLASSIFICATION: SECRET - LIMDIs

“SUBJECT: ~ PLOT OF CLEMARD CHARLES TO OVERTHROW.

_ DUVALIER

DEPT OF STATE ATRORAM -A-349

CLASATPXCATION: | LIMITED OFFICIAL USE

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OPERATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF (HUSULIN) PROM BALOG
SUBJECTS CASE 47340. |

CONFIRMING FREUND/HUSULIN TELECON, 28 JUN

fe BALOG TALKED BRUN. OUT OF PAYING A “COURTESY Visit” To.
pororHy, a

“

Qs BAUM WILL SEE COL. BURRIS IN WASHINGTON TODAY.” o1pe:
"Se YESTERDAY BALOG INTRODUCED WARRY REAL TO BRUN. “DURING
BALCG'S VACATION IN JULY HARRY WILL MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH BRUM,
| dg BRUM TOLD US THAT ON 26 JUN HE RECEIVED A LETTER FROWN
[| WALTIAN-BANKER CHARLES. ADVISING. THAT RIS HEALTH.WAS-NUCH BETTER AND
» THAT ME WAS ABLE TO VISIT: FRIENDS ™ PORT=AU-PRINCES - * APPARENTLY:
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SUBJECT ._-VIEWS OF GENERAL GERARD CONSTANT ON PRESENT SITUATION

ACO...» . 26 JUNE 1967, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI, HTP-1872
SOURCE -° A FORMER HAITIAN GOVERNMENT ENPLOYEE WHO KAS -
“ge THE CONFIDENCE OF MANY NENBERS OF THE -
nips DUVALIER GOVERNMENT. HIS REPORTING HAS

BEEN ACCURATE SINCE 1963. -HE RECEIVED THE .
INFORMATION FROM A HIGH RANKING OFFICERIN -
THE WALTIAN ARMED FORCES WHO IS CLOSE TO

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LEARNED THE LESSONS OF HAITIAN HISTORY, PRESIDENT ESTIME
AND PRESIDENT PAUL MAGLOIRE WERE OVETHROWN BY THEIR

“CLOSE ASSOCIATES. DUVALIER HIMSELF WAS IN THE -
FOREFRONT OF THOSE CONSPIRACIES AND KNOWS FROM _s

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WHEN HE GETS RID OF MILITARY MEW OR CIVILIANS FROM ==
TIME TO TINE EVEN THOUGH THEY HELPED HIM GAIN POWER, ©

IT IS BECAUSE AS CHIEF OF STATE. HE IS FULLY AWARE OF.
. THE REALITIES Of HAITIAN POLITICS, CLEMARD JOSEPH |

CHARLES, WHO GAINED MUCH OF WHAT HE HAS UNDER HAGLOIRE,
“vas AMONG THOSE WHO FINANCED DUVALIER'S CAMPAIGN. :

‘IT IS ONLY LOGICAL THAT DUVALIER WOULD RESENT THAT
“FACT. FURTHERMORE, SINCE CHARLES IS ACTUALLY A -
*-GANDIDATE FOR THE. PRESIDENCY AND MANEUVERING toe ee
“AGAINST DUVALIER, DUVALIER WILL DISCOVER SOME “EVIDENCE™
“LENKING CHARLES WITH THE NINETEEN EXECUTED OFFICERS.
ihe Be 3% 18 ALSO TRUE THAT CHARLES WAS NOT REALLY
: an ASSOCIATE OF DUVALIER’S. HE WAS REALLY NOTHING
“NORE THAN AN: EMPLOYEE. IT WAS NOT BECAUSE OF HIS.
chery eves THAT DUVALIER MADE, CHARLES THE CONTROLLER

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OF AA NUMBER OF GUvchanENT AONUPULLES, DUVALLER :-
ARRANGED THIS FOR HIS OWN PURPOSES, HE NEEDED TO HAVE '
“A BANK TO.RECEIVE. NON-FISCAL DEPOSITS FROM WHICH HE: 7
COULD MAKE WITHDRAWALS AS HE WISHED. OUT oF ‘THIS ALSO .
GREW ANOTH ER REASON WHY DUVALIER IS ANGRY AT. CHARLES. - pe

WHEN -THE NON-FISCAL ACCOUNTS IN THE COMMERCIAL BANK “RAW he
DRY, THE BANK ADVANCED THE GOVERNMENT MONEY AGAINST BONDS. an
CHARLES USED THESE BONDS IN HIS FINANCLAL MANIPULATIONS <0 (See. Ot

AND THEY FELL INTO THE HANDS OF FOREIGN SPECULATORS WHO
ARE NOW DEMANDING PAYMENT, _ . |
3. PLOTS SUCH AS CHARLES WAS ENGAGED IN WILL. a
NOT SUCCEED. DUVALIER HAS'SO-ORGANIZED THE GOVERNMENT
"THAT THE OLD WAYS OF OVERTHROWING A REGIME. ARE DENIED
=: TO CONSPIRATORS, HE IS NOT INVULNERABLE BUT ONLY BY:
ASSASSINATION WILL HE BE REMOVED. HIS GOVERNMENT IS
BASED OW TERROR AND INTIMIDATION, THE BOLD STROKE IS: .
‘HIS STRENGTH. HE EXECUTED THE NINETEEN OFFICERS IN ORDER
0 STRIKE THE POPULAR IMAGINATION AND CREATE a’ PSYCHOSIS
OF FEAR, HE MEANS IT WHEN HE SAYS THAT HE ADMIRES LENIN,
ce mRUIAK HAO, LUMUMBA, ETC, THE DANGER IN HIS: =

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a * LIKE RENE PIQUION AND ULYSSES PIERRE-LOUIS, TWO CLOSE

DISCIPLES OF DUVALIER, ARE PREACHING TO THEIR STUDENTS © ~
A RACIST, LEFTIST, PHILOSOPHY. IT IS TIME THAT THE. °°”
- || AWERICANS REALIZE THIS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. Bene
AGAINS! THE HAITIAN CALIGULA, = we
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| Copy of NY-556-67, ‘with
attached. letter designated for.”
‘Mrs. Dorothy Matlack is
forwarded for - ‘appropriate
handling, coordination » and
disposition. We are not familiar '
with the contents of .Charles!
letter to Mrs, Matlack, but
would urge that all matters:
referred. to this case should be
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The following is my humble appraisal of the pelitieal situation
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Since I left Maiti with my fanily ten years ago to later. become en oa

Amorsenn citizen, T. have made several trips to Raiti and ‘have maintained © 7 a
close contacts with people in all walks of life both in Haitd and with

those who were forced out of the country for political reasons or other. ae
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(+. My latest visit to Haiti took place’on June Sth of this year and IN. |
. stayed two days in Port-au-Prince. Altncugh the purpose of my trips - : i
* were mostly business I also hed the opportunity to discuss the Haitian . ; .
» political situation with politicians, as well es with average Hattien 9 7.

citizens concerned with the situation. “Ny personal conclusions are os _ ;
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_ The fact is that the ‘pwalier regime is, at _present, in a state o: ars *
inter«l. politienl confusion in which no one directly or indirectly.con= ~
nected with it can predict the outcome. There is strong evidence showing -
that his son-in-law, Colonel Max Dominique, has in fact tried to overthrow
Duvalier in order to personally assume the direction of Haiti's political
affairs, Yow Duvalier became aware of Colonel Daminique's intentions is -
the*question everybody is trying to find the ensver tc. Nevertheless,
Duvalier rounded up the alledged associates of Colonel Dominique and,
after a tock court martial cccusing and convincing 15 young amy officers
‘of treason they wore ‘all killed ty a firing squad on Sune 8, 1967 at -
Fort Dinanche on the outskirts of Portenu-Prince. Duvalier himself was .
present at the slaughter and he ordered Col. Dominique to -be.a member of j
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militia men and civilians were also executed or similar charges, without

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fanfare. It is alsn the general concensus of opinion that the "purge"
will continue at a rate that no one can yet determine.

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'1No one ignores that there has been and still are very hostile feelings |

vetween two groups within ‘the. President's family and close associates.

One is headed by Colonel Dominique ond his wife Marie-Denise Duvalier,

and another is led by Mrs. Yvon St.Victor, the President's private se- -
erctary and confidante. The names of the President's wife, Simone, his“
son Jean-Claude and his younger daughter Sinone, ‘are being mentioned as
being part of the first group. In the second group, Mra, St.Victor's |
brother, the present Head of the Department of Tourism, Mr. LacwAlbert —
Foucard, who is also married to one of the President's daughter, is enc
other names such as Henri Siclait, head of the Regie, Ninteter Lebert -
dn.Pierre, ets. mentioned to be siding with Mrs. St.Victor, So far, the ® :
-President has shown signs that he favers the latter group. The ‘ramificn- ‘
-tions of both groups extend to people who were congidered the most fenatic
supporters of Duvalier himself. The fact is that none of the remaining
@e-ealled strong men of Duvelier in the militin, the Tonton Mecoutes or 7
the Army know for sure how the president feels. towards _them and are very: “
aan : euch concerned about their own future and survival... In other ‘vords, - -
‘eonfusion and insecurity are wide spread amongst . ‘Davalier's followers. - 4
(“283 believe that in spite of the actual confusion and sense of insecurity’
$fevailing in governnent cireles, there is no real orgenized Opposition

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Phere is, novever, strong enti-Duvalier » feelings : in the middle and ;
uprer classes of Haiti, representing only. a small percentage of ‘the whole
population. A seguent of the population to be taken inte very serious,

. eonstderation ta the one made up of the people diving tn the. slum areas,

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radically leftist orlented Governnent. If allowed time, Duvalier may ; ' A
H ". well succeed to turn the country into a now communist satellite and work ‘ : '
| Gut some agreements with communist countries. Kere again, ‘ve should not - '
: | ‘' fail to mention the new exchange of diplomatic representations between. ‘: ;
ae Haiti and some comm:nist countries. Tne most significant one is the new — . : i :
eppointment in Hdits of an Anbassador from Polend with vhoa,I was told, phe
| Duvalier is closely working with. . ; oe ae 4 ‘ op
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“iL. Tne non existence of any organized Opposition in Haiti;
2. The state of non cohesiveness and distrust amongst the exiled

political elements abread, therefore. mulditying any positive action. trom a
outside Haiti; —

3. The fear of local politicians that, if outside forces were to come >
in, their safety and security would be very much at stake, therefore they
' ; should resist such intervention and do whatever is necessary to prevent

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oo i &, The fear of Duvalier's so-called followers that they may be eliminated
“upon mere suspicion, Just or unjust dengiciations; oo :

5» The middle and upper classes sentiment that the U.S. is not working’ 2
&s it should to bring about the downfall of Divalier and that the U.S. is
, @ven supporting the regime intentionally or unintentionally by not en-
’ “goureging or allowing the opposition to organize ‘iteels;.

* 6. Tne interpretation of the above classes which arc at a loss to unders
; stand the silence of the U.S. press in general for: “not. having raised the s.
? Weual indignation about the recent masa killings, therefore making roa:
- Sor the belief of possible collusion. by meana of money or otherwise of -
Duvalier with said press, particularly the New York Timea, to refrain: fron
. bringing these facte to the attention of international public opinion;
7. The strong “belie? that compromises have. beon worked out with President

Balaguer in the Dominican’ iauite to return to Haits ali opponents of ~
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. : basis of the mentioned facts, although on the surface, they appear
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I am convenced in my own mind, ‘that when some politicians’ close wo : i
Duvalier will feel that their lives are. in real danger, some of then i
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eessarily follow. This is where the real danger is. If any such une a
planned action was allowed to take place, the U.S. will then find itself
with a real “hot potato”, requiring such drastic action similar to those:

takin in 1965 during the recent crisis-in the Dominicon Republic. Such

actions are not to be desired, not only because they are costly te the. *
American taxpayers, but because they inevitably provoke strong anti~

American feelings based on the opinion that the U.S. did nothing to help - ‘ " |

bring about the collapse, but is merely there to impose its choice and
' Gecisions against the will of the people.

If the U.S. is to wait for the |
.. GAS to decide on Joint. action in the eventuality of chaos, we are afraid :

that communist influence and-even control of the Gituation by forces 2

: based in Cuba ‘and other countries, will make it much more: difficult to. -
.. Gope with within the context of cur national security. It ie, therefore,
. dmperative, in our opinion,..that the U.S. take sone steps towards working .
“with local politicians to taks: the initiative of a coup which, when per~.
‘ formed, would receive the. strong backing of this country, militarily,
financially and othervise, to secure an orderly succession of the present

regime. As far as Haiti 1s concerned, I feel that I have: the most adequate
solution for the proposed action.

I feel that whenever the security of
this nation or any ‘nation is concerned, there is no time for Waiteand-6e0 |

eonsiderations: In the case of Haiti, in particular, where the political,
acene is really deprived of individuals of strong convictions,. one way or.
the other, we feel that the U. 8, should not have any problem in finding
senecne that they can build politically and work with in a. sincere and .
deyel effort to help that anal nation aolve some of ite perennial) problens..

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ae indicated above, I must say that I have been in contact with a man
whom, I feel, could very well <: i the position. “His name is Clémard
Joseph Chavles, President of Ba: :¢ Comerciale d'ilaiti, President of - ” . i fae
Haiti's Chanber of Commerce, a u..cetor of several other ‘business ands a a
industrial organizations in Haiti. : * .
. 2 have known Hr.’ Charles sins: 1951. We have. been friends and .

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on the basis of his close cooperation with the Duvalier regime. I have. oo .
“myself, sometimes, felt that he went too far, I have.also told him so, oO 2
many times. His answers. on such oceasions have, most of the tine, satisfy. an nae Te
ny own Judgement. In fact, Mr. Charles told me that, knowing Duvalier, .
; as he knows him, it would have been a question of life or death if he
" were to behave in a different manner, What would his death serve if he
had. taken a position of nonecompromise? He feels that in order to be
able. to control the situation and outlive Duvalier, it was better to be
= "in” ‘than “out” or to put {t another way.to be alive. than-dead.- I_can
. ; vay. that on several occasions, wos it.not for Mr. Charles!. influence on
: 2 Duvalier, . this latter would have done more ‘harm to. the poor pelple of.
| Madtd ’ “in General, than he “hau done so far.
e _T have alvays maintained a dialogue with Mr. Charles and “passed on to
Bim’ as t mich as possible the judgenenta of Haitians and others with vhon
@ had no direct contact. I must say that I have elvays find m reo Se.
captive to their opinions. Co
_Eversince I have known Mr. Charles, he has alvays ‘told me of nis eSB
axbitions ‘and determination to-be a. Great Haitian. He asked me to never
let him down and to stay with nim to help him carryout hia dream. Though
1% has cost me sans of my friends, I have extended to hin. everything that -
T could possibly offer to help him reach his goals, sy. .
*"Unbike the. majority of Naitian politicians, Mr, Charles hee an- une
surmontable faith in the future of his country. Ke féele that if Haitt,
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/ to doin tha other prograssive nations of this hemisphere, Unlike those
politiciang who have soen their prominent positions as a temporaty state
_ Of affaire with absolutely no diture beyond Duvalier, Mr. Charles has .
practically invested in Haiti almost all the wealth that he has accumloe * :
ted before and during Duvalier's reign ‘through genuine: efforts and selfe --.
Aiecipline.. Of course, I will admit. that his wealth would not have .
inereased in its prosent proportion if it wes not for Duvalier's favors
to him. But who olse under the previous regimes who were in the sone - 7 ,
position have genuinely directed their efforts in using their gains for
the betterment of the. people? I have always fird that Mr. Charles took
Coon . very much satiefaction in giving employment and assistance to as many
me, people as he possibly could, As — matter of fact this is one of his
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modern world. He realizes that without the assistance of the U.S.,
i v a ‘_. - p¥ogresa is impossible for Haiti. He sincerely believes in the epirit.
| ene +> 2 the Alliance for Progress.

Having traveled extensively, he 4s fully .-
évare of the tragic state of stagnation. in. which his. country 16 in. He

" deeply wishes to see Haiti make some progress in the. fields of human
- dignity, education, technology and above all, Freedom.

ALL that f have said so'far are ay om persénad opinion. and alse the
-_. opinion of a large number of people in.and out of Haiti. If sone defor”
. $n thety avaluction of Mr. Charles, it ie their. privilege and undeniable.

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“New, Ad ve ‘are to take. for granted my opinions, what does Mr, Charles.
bave to offer to the U.8, to prevent the chaos that will neceszarily
follow Duvalicr's downfall? First of all,.Mr. Charles is ot present -
vesdy and willing to provoke the desired collapse of Duvalier'e regine.
nis, he accured mu, he can do without any. outside eesistencs. 2am
personally aware of certain confidential dispositions taken by him to
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ho make it, what absurances does he have that his action will satiuly |. oa st Jt
the U.S,. As I stated before, Mr. Charles feels that without United ;
States backing, no government can possibly exist in Haiti except. under
the very same conditions of Duvalier's Government. There vould be no
reason to precipitate a change if Haiti wore to romain. under a *yranteal
_ Qietatorship like Duvalier's... . ’ mos
What Mr. Charles is asking as a prerequisite of. any ‘aotion to ve !
sponsored or initiated by him is the assurance from a person of established
euthority in the U.S, Government that the United States will support. the
provisional government thet will necessarily have to “assure power after
Duvalier, ; : ’ . \ a
: The dispositions taken by Mr. Charles are that. e military coup by a No
" Junta will take over and stay in power until free elections.are held. ‘the
: \ mombers of that military junta have been already selected by Mr. Charles, ©
, whe has their commitments to that effect. Mr. Charles belicve that if
- +... free election are hcid he ‘should not have any great difficulty in eclding
‘: oo nde. plane and programs to the people: and therefore ba: @lacted tha next.”
.: president. of Haiti. Tu my opinion, Mr. Charles is now. aaking teo much. ©
; : Gould the United States consent to his request in’ the form mentioned
' @bove, I feel that the Haitian situation, long a sore note in the U.S.
" “Remfepherte relations, gould be changed without risk for ell parties
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: Why should the United States gamble on any other calculated risk,
Wade I feel, i¢ oan wrap up the situation safely in accord with Mr.Char! eat:
», Peans? The military junta proposed by Nr. Charles will.be made up by high
“ranking officers of the Haitéan army loyal to him, therefore on the side
of the U.G. With U.8. aseistance = it is almost impossible. othe:wise = the .
 @t@ps proposed by Mr. Charles after the junta will ‘take over are. as follovas:
_ de Dagar the Militia and the Tonton Macoutes immediately; ,
@. Reorganine the Army and the Goverment scrvices; - .. .
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Mr, Charles feels that although it will probably be impossibiea to pree
vent acts of reprisals “during the first 72 hours of. the mili.ary take,
’ over, strong efforts should be made to avoid unnecessary: bloodshed. |

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7 @ reconciliation of all the social’ divisions and subdivisions of the

Haitian family can be achieved. I will: mention some of she baste reasons a
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1. He is of modest rural extraction, therefore is What is called in
Maiti a "son of the masses"; : Boe

2. He is black, therefore representing the vest hajority of the’ - \e oe
‘Haitian people who, at this point, considers the light-skin Haitian as
@ threat for the return of the domination of the mulatte minority;

5. He is deprived of the prejudice of color, therefore tha mulatto
_ minority will find in him a certain feeling of sccurity and can be as- .
_@ared that it will not de } persecuted solely on the basis of the color ot”
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~~ hy He {9 wealthy, therefore credited for hot eanteain pover for _
mere personal: ‘gains;.. “
'-” §, He 4 known to be a hard, intelligent Andustetad tet end adninie~
| trator capable of promoting and encouraging the establishment: of new,
““Qusiness and industries in Hasti
"6, He has ehown respect for certain moral values such os the undeniable -
right of the individuel +o live without fear within the framework of the
‘lava of the land; ;

J. He de o Roman Catholic. who professes to have- nothing to do with,

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which he has dealt through the Chamber of Commerce and his bank will . :
always have a dialogue with him and therefore will find him receptive —
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_ 20. He is known to be strongly antieconminist and yro-Anerican, ‘there=
fore opening the door to close cooperation with the United States, under .
the doctrine of the Alliance for Progress, to. promote better understanding

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11. He will welcome the return of all Haitian exiles to take their im
place anew within the Haitian community and to work with him to the task
of making the country a safer and better place to live;

12. He does not contemplate any reprianls or even sanctions against
- anybody for their past political affiliations, his efforte to be mainly :
: directed not to solve-tho-errors of tha past, but to provide @ better

present and future for those: who want to. live in Haitie me

“The task, if and when ne’ ‘succacds to gain. power, will. not be an easy”
_ one, I am sure, howcver,, that Mr, Charles will be able to find the \sup=
> geet of enough honest and patriotic Hadtions ‘to mele hin carry out his
_ al of building up a better Haiti. - oo °

, + Charles! past affiliation with the Duvalier regime. should not,

= sherezore, be held against him. Ag a matter of fact, this affiliation may
V give him the foresigut that ho should do nis utmoat hot to napeat the same:
mietakes,

fw eonelusien, I feel that the U.8, overnnent,: “eurough its qualifies -
Agencies, should give Mr. Charles! offer. to topple. the Duvalier regime, el1-
the required careful coneideration and make: a Gecieion’ as fact as # possible. i

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IN PORT-AU-PRINCE BY. HIS CAPTORS. CHARLES’ BANK ACCOUNTS AND “ee

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| FINANCIAL HOLDINGS HAVE BEEN SEIZED BY DUVALIER. a _

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CHARLES * LIFE
TS IN IMMINENT DANGER AND IT IS PROBABLE THAT CHARLES WILL BE

‘KILLED BeCAUSE OF ‘THE ALLEGED OPPOSITION WHICH HE HAS ORGANIZED ©
AGAINST THE DUVALIER REGIME.

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- THE SOURCE STATED. THAT THE SITUATION Ww HAITI HAS DETERIORATED
GREATLY DURING. THE PAST MONTH -AND ‘SAID THAT HE’ FELT THAT THIS

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"A, George Musulin, Washington ICS representatives, celled thie afternoon
to advine the followings . :
a. Dorothy Matlack (Dept. of ariy Q~2) ‘hes now. been cut out. bee.
of the contact between the DCS and Mr. B in New Yorks. Presume that Me, .

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3 refers to Luis Brun, the New York lawyer and repronentative of Clemard .

-. doseph Charles. — a _—
be Me. C. (Clemard Joseph Charles) we been placed under house

arrest as of 21 June, Hie cannot leave the country, “AML of hie propertion

end possessions have been taken from hin, The only thing Chries has left 1s
ts © ble Anterest in the Comercial Bank. The eituation in Haitt 18 believed to
oi be detericrating very rapidly, (Notes Musulin or Brun apparently have no.
“explanation an to heir Charles iianaged to Fetati ite banking interest after.
- Raving everything else steipped fron big) St,
: i AE gy geo children of Max Dominique fron his previous mariage
crrived in Hew York lust night by plane fron Port an Prisee,
a Neher tergs Papa Doo is very concerned sbcut the inpreseion one gete- fron
“ antiome interest in the-city, Apparently the Place tukew:locks like « ghest
"Vow after dare, “Accor cingiy. ko hes tasasd tewtwabinny Orders thet all .
poten ebay open fron fe12:An the morning and laf! tn the evenings é
e Will adviee when more info available, Musulin believes that Davalier
“> placed Charles under arrest bscauss uf ho got wind of his Proposed eonaptrecy,
Re eee not knov-vhere the lesk occurred.


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IST 23 VINE 1967

“COUNTRY HAITI

DOI 22 JUNE 1967 — .
SUBJECT CLENARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT. OF THE”. 7°. 4 a (re
COMMERCIAL BANK es ee vo a
aco —«”*s«ASWNE. 19675,” PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI, 5 MTP-1967 oo oes
“SOURCE A FORMER HAITIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WHO Has THE. be
_ CONFIDENCE OF MANY MEMBERS OF THE DUVALIER. 1

_ | GOVERNMENT. His REPORTING HAS BEEW ACCURATE
SINCE 1963. HE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM
Se°W WAITEAN MILITARY OFFICER WHO IS ANTI-DUVALIER |
<SBUT WHO HAS CONFIDENTIAL ACCESS TO KEY MEMBERS
‘oes SOW THE DUVALIER ENTOURAGE AND HAS BEER
sol) 2+ PROVED TO BE ACCURATE IN THE INFORMAT LOW HE: .

«be. CLEMARD. JOSEPH CHARLES,. PRESIDENT oF THE. COMMERCIAL -
~ pan, HAS ‘CAUSED PRESIDENT PRANCOTS DUVALIER 10 BE ANGRY

yim HIM. NE IS PUBLICLY CANPA IGHING FOR THE PRESIDENCY
“gecretT - NO FOREIGN: DISSEM / CONTROLLED OISSEM. ’


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{SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM / CONTROLLED DISSEM .
(elasttention) {dla gomtote) a _
TO SUCCEED DUVALIER. WHILE IN THE GENERAL HOSPITAL .
| FOR A THROAT OPERATION DURING THE WEEK OF 12 JUNE 1967

tee,

CHARLES MAINTAINED & REGISTER IN WHICH ALL THOSE WHO. oe foe
CAME TO SEE HIM COULD SIGN THEIR NAMES, DUVALIER NOW _ en

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Kuows THAT CHARLES IS ANB IT rous AND LACKING IN GRATITUDE, . -
FOR WITHOUT DUVALIEP HE WOULD BE NOTHING. BUT CHARLES
WILL FEEL DUVALIER’S WRATH. ALL HIS PROPERTY WILL BE-
_ TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM AND KE WILL BE KEPT UNDER HOUSE KRREST,
2. WHILE CHARLES WAS IN THE HOSPITAL “HIS BUSINESS

"|, WENTURES WERE SEIZED BY THE TAX OFFICE AND PLACED UNDER
THE CONTROL OF Two TAX INSPECTORS, SERGE SALOMON AND
a munice LAFONTANT. _ - CS
: - FIELD. COMMENT 2 CHARLES RETURNED TO. HIS HOME ON -
es une 1967 AND WILL REMAIN THERE FOR “AT LEAST FIFTEFW
‘ DAYS UNDER DOCTORS ORDERS TO RECUPERATE. HIS HOUSE le
"MOT WNDER GUARD NOR UNDER VISIBLE SURVEILLANCE.
a CHARLES CLaIMs TO BE CONTINUING TO PLOT THE OVERTHROW oF
| : DUVAL TER WHOM HE: CONSIDERS INSANE AND WILL. NOT SEER.

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ASYLUM DESPITE FACT iE HAS LOST MOST OF HIS BUSINESS
VENT URES. \gHARLES/ St TU DIRECTOR OF THE COMMER AL
_ BARK, WALA CONTROLLED BY/QiINAMED ANVESTMENT -
| CORPORTAT ION IN NEW. YORK CITY TO. PREVENT ITS SEIZURE -
BY/HAIT IAN GOVERNMENT. 7

4. “FIELD DISSEM: STATE, ARMY). CINCLANT , ctncso
-(aLs0 SENT SANTO DOMINGO) = ; _
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Mr. Musulin (DO), extention 2268, called to Bay that Dorothy

|” -Matlack had called to inform hin that she had reached Mr. B

oc and that per instructions kr. B,. would pass into for Matlack
tu

. to Balog in New York. Mr. Musulin. Said: that. from his.

conversation with her he believed that Watlack ‘wanted to be

; eut in on this activity and wanted to receive, copies of any. .
oe Ginveninations. . . ‘ a nn -

-. w&, Musulin ‘mentioned that £ ur, B had to1a Uatiack that he

had heard that the operation: (tons 1lectoay) was perforned-
on Charles and he is feeling fine.

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OATE: . 20 JUNE 1967

-SLASSIFICATIONs CONFIDENTIAL

SUBJECT: JOSEPH CLEMARD CIAKLES
PBI FILE NO: NONE GIVEN: (NEW YORK) -

DATE; 21 JUNE 1967 (cross reference sheet):

DBB 84012".

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“prscussen ‘IN PRIVATE THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN HAITI,

Be COLOWEL BURRIS, WHO THINKS VERY HIGHLY OF CLE"ARD JOSEPY
CHARLES, » TOLD BRYN THAT HE FULLY SUPPORTS Tie WATTIAN BANKER’ S

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. made a trip to a USAF base in Arizona to effect: purchase, which vas ~.
- later blocked. After long, close association with DUVALIER, during  ~
- which CHARLES had. become extremely wealthy, he managed to: incur —

~ DUVALIER's displeasure. Gradus lly. CHARLES?

a began to realize that he no lonzer enjoyed DUVALIER'sa favor, he
- began, for the second or third time, to seek. channels to the:

the President...

. anyoue Listen to him, it would simply mean: that the U, S. would have.

‘of Marines, State apartment » Haiti Desk, hae. tong considerec his i

15 June 1967 |
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT s Clemsrd Joseph CHARLES (201-357029) _

1. Pegkeround: Clemard Josaph CHARLES, born Gonaives, Haiti,
21 April 1923, is a Negro of peasant origin. ‘CHARLES 4s a shrewd,
opportunistic, banicaily dishonest individual whose natural talents -
have been channelled to President DUJVALIER’s advantage over a period
of ten years. llavino made considerable money in the banana business,
CHARLES was able, in 1960, to. create the Commercial Bank of Haiti, of:
which he is stiil the sole owner. Since its beginning, the Benk has been
an instrument for DUVALIER's financial manipulations, and CHARLES os
is a subservient agent: for the President in many of the. latter's :
clandestine operations conceived to evade U. S. Government. surveillance,
CHARLES, for example, was DUVALIER's egent in the cperation designed
to smuggle surplus U. S. military aircraft to Haiti: and, in fact,

influence diminished in’.
favor of Henri SICLAIT, Director of ths Regie de-Tabac. As CHARLES -

U. S. Government and to solicit support for himealf ag a successor to

Loe

2. beangy contact? CIA contact with CHARLES in the U.S. dates ~
back to May woen he was visited in. his suite in the Hotel Willard
in Washington by e representative of “WH Division. .Since that time, .~
he has mide his avery visit to the U.S. an occasion to tatk.to some

official of the U. S. Government. |The most persistent of hi

". approaches hae been ede to DC3/New York, which.he believes leads him. |’
_ to the Departwent of Defense. Never has this unscrupulous, overly-..

ambitious charlatan offered any evidence that he has anything going
for him inside ‘Haiti, The names he has furnished as his alleged = °

collaborators have meant Little or nothing. -His: epprosch to'a-Station - |.

wepresentative in forteau-Prince in Jaruary 1967 produced nothing in
the way of hard information. His reports, passed to DCS/NY through

his business representative in New York,. have been. evasive and, in: soue of

inetences, utterly false. Fabrication has. in. some. cases. been. obvious.
_ So: in brief, CHARLES ‘is trying to- coerce. the U.S. Covernment |

into sone sort of cupport for his presidential eeptrations. Should =

to take over the entire oneretion and move him in behind a sesiment: -

highly undesirable, t higherspleced buyers beware! -.

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MEMORANDUM FOR: C/wa/7 BR ~s . oor
; SUBJECT: Clemard. Joueph CHARLES — . ; = Fo 7

en 7 : 1. at 1500. hours, the DCS representative, George  sisi“‘sj “

re an Musulan, informed the Haiti Desk that Mr. BRUN, Lawyer -
/ |". for Clemard Joseph CHARLES, had met COLONEL HOWARD LL. \s =
cu]. > BURRES on 14 June and had passed the "word" to him

plus allegedly the two letters from CHARLES. BURRIS _ * - a

sured BRUN that his plea would be taken to the

White House level. . ee an
_ 2.. DES will keep Males Deak informed. of further

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MEMORANDUM FOR: C/WHD Cs a ; |
SUBJECT; . — Clemard Joseph CHARLES a | i
1, At 1530 hours, the DCS representative, George | 5
Musulin, called WH/7/Haiti Desk te report the following: | Bo
"On 14 ‘June 1967, Mr. BRUN met colonel . oe no '
, HOWARD L. BURRIS in Washington, Dee: “ghey: a : a
, discussed in private. the current developments in . :

- Haiti. Colonel BURRIS, who thinks very ‘highly of , oo PoC
. “. GLEMARD JOSEPH CHARALES, told BRUN that he fully .. pe
: : : fupports the banker '¢CHARLES) plans and that he 1 .
will see the. President as seon as possible. wh.

‘BURRIS’ told BRUN that he will urge ‘the President:
‘to consider giving U. 8. Governzent ‘Support to
CHARLES,"

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MEMORANDUM: OY we
SUBJECT: Clemard Joseph CHARLES - ; ti ’
"REFS: Attached two teletypes fré: DCS/New York City 1 ;
1. At 1115 hours, 15 June, Dorothy: MATLACK, “Department of the ‘

Army, called the DCS Washington representative, George MUSULIN,

’.to inform that she had just, received a phone call ‘from Louis BRUN, -< , =o

- President, 3 & B International, NYC, requesting an “audience”. an .

- MATLACK coatacted DCS for advice. Allegedly, BRUN. wants to pass’ | -
the two letters from Haitian Banker CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES to =~. *—

_ MATLACK. DCS called the Haitian Desk for advice to formulate a. |
reply to MATLACK.. -..° > : : ee ; 4

' 2, “WH/7/Maitt has ‘identified the two American: contacts. mentioned
. an references as follows: . ; . oe oe \ .
. @._ DOROTHY MATLACK: Employed in the Office of the ' « [:
Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S. Army. Has been a. ces Con
rticipant on the Interagency Defector Committee and haa -
: Been issued an Agency badge. Both TSD and OCR have shown | ~*
. dnterest in her. an : : oe

; b. COLONEL HOWARD LAY BURRIS: Born Texas, 1918,. |
graduate of U. S. Military Academy. Believed to be retired
vom. the USAF. His name, along with Pierre SALINGER, ete. —--
' wae included'on a list from the Office of the Vice President  .”..:
- Pequesting en SI clearance, 10 February 1961. Considered to
be a Texas millionaire. . _ 7 a a .

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_ 3. DCS suggested that MATLACK inform BRUN to..contact -— 4
‘. | Majer BALOG ( ‘representative, New York City) with whom BRUN has
- ~ een im contact, and pase the letters to him, Final decision - t
testa with WHD.. oo ;

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COUNTRY HAITI ,

bor 9 JUNE 10987, .

‘SUBJECT oo CONTINUING . BIDS BY CLEMARD. JOSEPH CHARLES “FOR. v. 3. GovERNENT ,

SUPPORT FOR HIS: PLOT TO OVERTHROW THE. HAITIAN W COVERIOIET ws
3. CIVILIAN SUPPORTERS IN HAITI N —

aca «8 JUNE 1967 © RID NO es
source FOREIGN BUSINESSMAN WITH WIDE CONTACTS IN PORT-AU-PRINCE WHO 18.

BELIEVED TO “REPORT ACCURATELY WHAT RE “LEARNS.” / THIS INFORMATION,
WAS ‘OBTAINED FROM A CLOSE FRIEND OF CHARLES , THE ‘CLOSE ‘FRIEND

AND CHARLES WERE AWARE THAT THE INFORMATION woutD REACH .
ee GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, —

” (SUMMARY: CLEMARD: JOSEPH’ CHARLES , PRESIDENT oF THE COUMERCTAL,

‘BANE OF HAITI, AGAIN IS PLANNING TO SEEK U.S, COVERNKENT SUPPORT FOR .

. BIS PLOT TO- ‘OVERTHROW THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT ._ ACCORDING TO CHARI:RS, *

RE NOW HAS 290 SOLDIERS (OFFICERS AND MEN). WHO ARE: “READY. TO STRIKE -
S AT ANY ‘TIME AND KILL PRESIDENT FRANCOIS DUVALIER; - AND ‘AE HAS. NAMED:

.z - SOME OF HIS SUPPORTERS AND "FELLOW CONSPIRATORS" THROUGHOUT HAITI, LL

__ CHARLES BAID THAT HE AND. HIS ARHY FRIENDS WILL ‘oer ‘RID OF DUVALIER,. | :

camemernnede pate Tagen!

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BUT THEY ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH WITHOUT FOREIGN HELP TO STAY IN .

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| «POWER, -. HE WARNED THAT IF U.S, GOVERNMENT HELP IS NOT FORTHCOMING, |

on THE CASTROITE HAITIANS HAVE A. VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SEIZING POWER.)
2, (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: THE ‘FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT OF
CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES HAS BREN DRAWN FROM INFORMATION FROM

Ea

iat enteeer nny atte
~

~ VARIOUS RELIABLE SOURCES:, SINCE ABOUT 1963, CHARLES HAS TRIED ps

TO GAIN U.S, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR HIMSELF: AS THE SUCCESSOR,
as) PRESIDENT DUVALIER; HE HAS THE REPUTATION OF BEING AN

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| QPPORTUNIST, SHREWD, CAPABLE, AND UNSCRUPULOUS, AND HAS DUVALIER'S |
_ _ CONFIDENCE WHICH HE HAS USED TO FURTHER HIS. OWN EFFORTS AGAINST © |i -
. DUVALIER, THE INFORMATION WHICH FOLLOWS APPEARS TO BE NOTHING rhe
MORE THAN AN EXTENSION OF CHARLES' ATTEMPTS TO PANIC THE U,8.° af
- GOVERNMENT AND THEREBY GAIN THR SUPPORT OF THE U.8, GOVERNMENT |
- _WHICH MAY CONSIDER CHARLES AS. THE LESSER. OF A NUMBER OP EVILS,.
MIG ALLEGED BUPPORTERS, LISTED BELOW, ARE BELIEVED TO BE
“ ENBIGNIFICANT AND ‘HIS ALLEGED AREY. SUPPORTERS "ARE SUSPECT, .
- QHARLES' REFERENCE TO FIDEL CASTRO AND DOMINICAN PRESIDENT
. gOAqUER BALAQUER AS. HIB COMPETITORS IN A, RACE TO OVERTHROW

rn

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DUVALIER 1s CONSIDERED ; fO BE WITHOUT BASIS." '- A CALCULATZO¥N. BY
. QOHARLES TO FORCE THE U.5. GOVERNMENT 8 HAND aN HI8 FAVOR,

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CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK
OF HAITI, WHO IS PLOTTING TO OVERTHROW THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT,

- 18 TO UNDERGO A MINOR. THROAT OPERATION ON 14 JUNE 1967 IN -

PORT-AU~PRINCE, CHARLES. WANTED TO HAVE THE OPERATION IN THE

U.8., BUT DUVALTER “STRONGLY SUGGESTED" THAT IT BE DONE LOCALLY,

: he. CHARLES,’ WHO IS INCREASINGLY FEARFUL THAT DUVALIER WILL

BECOME AWARE OF HIS PLOT AND WILL "ELIMINATE" HIM, AGAIN PLANS  =§ >

70 SEEK U.S. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, HE DESCRIBED THE CONDITIONS IN

: HAITI AS NEAR CHAOTIC AND REITERATED THE NEED TO GET RID oF

|). (> DUVALIER, ° HE SAID THAT HE NOW HAS 290 SOLDIERS (OFFICERS AND MEN)

-. WHO ARE READY TO STRIKE AT “ANY TIME AND KILL DUVALIER; CHARLES

‘SAID THAT HE AND HIS “"HIGH-RANKING ARMY OFFICER FRIEND" PEEL. THEY
ee oo" HAVE RNOUGH AMMUNITION ATTHEIR COMMAND TO FOLD OUT FOR 24 HOURS, .

', CHBANQUARTERS- COMMENT : CHARLES MAY BE REFERRING: 16 WAS, corcou, (FAT) 5
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- B, AN INVASION ATTEMPT BY CUBAN-TRAINED HAITIAN EXILES -
|G, DOMINICAN PRESIDENT JOAQUIN BALAGUER'S ACTION TO] = |
" SUPPORT THE DUVALIER FOLLOWERS SO THAT CHARLES AND HIS © | >
"MILITARY JUNTA WOULD NOT BE ABLE 10 ‘TURN HAITI INTO A
_ STAGING AREA FOR DOMINICAN ANTI-GOVERNMENT: EXILES.

-&, CHARLES NAMED THE FOLLOWING AS SOME OF HIS CIVILIAN -
" surronrms AND "FELLOW CONSPIRATORS" THROUGHOUT HAITI:

A, IN PORT-AU-PRINCE

_ . (1) | SYLVESTER JEAN-RAPTISTE, A TANNER.

i? (2) PIERRE GABRIEL, A MERCHANT

: «) G, PAINSON, A BUSINESSMAN = *
; BUGENE PAUL, A MERCHANT a Ss 3

(5). WALLACE B, TURNBULL, A PROTESTANT CLERGYMAM 7
_(@) JOREPH voLCY, AN INPLURIT IAL ‘BUSINESSMAN. IN
BEL- (IR SECTION ss
(7) _ ANDRE BALE, | "POPULAR LEADER". In BEL-AIR SECTION |
oo JOSEPH RAYHOND, ‘IN MORNE ‘A TUP SECTION

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- (4)° MIDOUIN. TURNIER, A BUSINESSMAN, IN JACMEL ;
(8). LEON ST, REMY,.A BUSINESSMAN IN GONAIVES . "
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; SERGE HARLIEN, A BUSINESSMAN IN CAP HAITIEN
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JUMELLE, A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN 1957, ARE ANONG-HIS 0 -!. oe e

SUPPORTERS, AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPERMEN: . .

A, DUMERIC (FNU), PRESIDENT OF PUBLISHERS AssoctaTicN,
. Wao WRITES - FOR, LE MATIN |

“B, MAX CHAUVET, PUBLISHER .OF. LE NOUVELLETTE,
HE: ALSO COUNTS ON THE SUPPORT OF A NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO ARE

STUDYING IN WEST GERMANY, SPAIN, AND OTHER COUNTRIES ON SCHOLAR-
SHIPS WHICH RE GAVE THEM,

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"CHARLES, ‘THROUGH HIS AGENTS, ALSO HAS coop connectioys |

“-,.. > WITH WITCH DOCTORS AND "PERSONALITIES IN THE vooDOO NoVEMENT," “|
a 8, ALTHOUGH CHARLES GAVE NO DATE FOR THE. ACTION, HE SAID

-MHAT HR-AND RIS ARMY FRIENDS WILL GET RID OF DUVALIER, BUT THAT:

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“ HB WARNED THAT IF THE U.S, GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO. HELP THEM, THE ns .

“ CASTROITE HAITIANS HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF. SEIZING POWER, .
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FROM... 1 Kouneth T. Ripley _ Lot
_ Subse Asscssuent of Cleuard dosepa-carles. ny a

Cleaard Jouaph-Ciaries, president of: the ‘Comercial.
Bank of Haiti and President ot the ‘Heitian Chanber of.
Commerce, is the source... :

For four years. Charios ‘bas tried to gain, UWS Bo
support for hinsel? as Successor to President Duvalier. \ ”

He is an opportunist of the firs’ water-shrewd, \
capable and uncerupulow. He hes played. Duvalier's ,
guee to the hilt, often entrusted. with missions abroad no
Which were, in effect contrary to U.8.:government.
_ . gnterests. (59 played a principal role in the atteupt to ;
Gaugsle B-26 aireraft out of the U.S. for Duvalier'’s uss. _
Im thst coonecticn he wont to Arisona to try to purchase: = =
U.S, Air Yorce surplus: planos, using » Ue 8. oitizens of = —
suspicious nature as bis ‘agents.) v2 ofe

Guarles has been forced in recont ‘nonthe to mate
lease to the Duvalier goverasent, the last one having peen
fm the vieinity ef $700,000. As a result. be clains that |
cones ot a3. in 8 precarious position. Thorefere, a
ws: an

G@uries mes many ‘buntness. interests ta mits apart.
frea io tanking eseration (esecutial. @ile, sisol ote.}.
; Mnitias oziles eaticate that as asny as 4,000 persons :
- gay. bo dependent upon. hia. for their Livelinced. oe -

- . faelludos sezendenta: of his enployecs)... ve

.<harles: te peerly regarded by: the ‘State Departasnt..
gue copustnont’s etance ¢cwards hin as 6 suecseser te
Dovalios ‘hae. soen even more: negative: than. 48 customary.

qhe current report turned in by Louis. BRUM; his.
Fepeszentative in Kew York, appoars to be nothing mere than
. G6 O8WRtien Of is. attonpts to ranic the U.S, und thus -
to oan | for Binsoit oupport as the lesser :of. s nunber ef

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i His referral in this, and ins previous report, to |.
i . _ Castro and Balaguer as his

competiters ina race to ;
- os overthrow Duvalier is considered to be nonsense. All |
_ this is calculated to force the U.d, haad in. his favor. : 4, :

; |- Mie attenpt:to find a channel to the pentagon are in |
om ; the pettern of his action for several years, ‘Bhould he.
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10 EMBASSY. WHILE THERE HE ASKED: SPEAK TO POLITICAL OFFICER.
“WAS DIRECTED TO UR. CLARENCE BREAUX WHO LISTENED TO HIS ‘stonf
“WHICH ALMOST IDENTICAL REFERENCE. _

2. DUE FACT CHARGE LIMITING CABLE. TRAFFIC MEMCON WILL -
- POUCHED. CHARLES INSISTED NO ACTION WOULD TAKE PLACE
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DATE. sea. (45, 22 Muy 157) FIELD REPORT NO. |
y THIS IS 1S UNCVALUAT ED _INTOUMATION, SOURCE GLAGINGS ARY DEHINITIVE, APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

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ote a . frien’ oz. Ciaran. wie Webaly wes wuss that itowould reach US. officials. _ .

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. | de Clenoxd sodegh Chorles, reste act of the Conmmercial Bens of Haitt, clains {| y
Cl. Bo , Shab, stuce Maj. Cotson_¢ & close frieni, has replaced Cont. Harvy == me |
ee. Tassy In the Yresifential ae he (Charles) uow has an access te aras { —_
. B : end counitim in the bosausnt of the Palace ana is in a positica to (carry,
: out a cow against Presiiust Francois dvvalier "In the near uture." - oo
Althongh no definihe dute nas been set yes for the coup, Charles is eoarinead - 3
- thes it must be aorried out “within the noxt few mouths” to save Haiti frem -

economic sad atioal chaos. Charles, end especially his nilitary tetenies
feel that 1 ee) ) the year of decision. 3

2e Althouss Col. Planeta (tes > rccmanler of the Dessalizes Barracks, BO, |

_. was seb tam as o fallimscnsy aot, Chatles believes that Pierre-Louis i” - . _
inows c2 end approves Lis phass to overthrov Duvelier, and hat he (Charles). - & -
*eautruls” the Dsasalinas Derracks through Pierre-Lowts. Col. Octave Cailllerd - .
is one of the kay. military figures oa wien Charles pins His hopes. Cailland . te ‘
fa thoroughly ttediirudonei wits Duvaliex and is willing to cocpersate. oe oo

; : _ Catdliand fears that tf Duwwolisr ranoins in power, Hatti's ecencoy willbe; . an

. oot Bap attenet to ashes powoe ie Sake te Suerte Sraining in Cuba fo .

aa ‘may attexpt to seize powes in Haitte , te ;

oo. §e Quarles has the support ef Capt. Preval (emu) ,3 of the Président!) Guat,
topo _ @24 realizes thas high-ranking officers loyal to Duvalier could cause ploodshed; |

Ghatles and Bis esacaiates expect véclenes during the initial stages of the
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oa Tn effttien to watpa of the Hattion Coast Ouard,, Charles now hes the usa of
: eeepc! Lanting craze (16) viieh nomiaiay sails between Jenatos
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5. Charles hnil no contact with Haltion exile grows until early Mey 1957, 3
: wnen he sent an caissary to Nov York Citv to telk to Louls Gnnisrica, a 4
precinent amti-Duvolier extle, whose entire fomtly wos KA by Dy aLler's a
henchmen. Sansarieq agreed to suyport Charles in a finol showlom with  .
; Duvolier and prexised to line up sare of his fellow exiles to sumer:
: Charlese A close friend of Charles was plonning to go to Now Youn in ¢
. mid-loy 1967 ostensibly to discucn port development projeeta an Porbeaue
Prince with o U.S. construction firm; however, the real purnose of the
: trip is to contact Heitian excilLes to gain their support tor Chaxlese

eceemamatewenamiceis RI MANET Te I an
: . ‘,

ee 6+ On 19-May 1967, a-grow of prominent Heatien extles held a meting in|
‘ Now York City to eclebrate Hot odtien, Flog Day. One of the orgenizors of.
--.. .- -$he meeting wes Dr. Jumelle: (fn), a medical dector whose b¥ethe® was |
6 fermor Hoition Minister of Finance and who wes killed hy Duwwalier.. =
j ; dnother exile who attended the meeting was Vixomer (fnu)? ns » oloins to
: . be a Legnl. advisor to the Republic ef Chad and who cole that he ws going
to be the next president of Hetti. The group of daitian oxties, believed to -

b,. @olk itself the "Xatienal Organization of Haitian Eetles", has sexe manbers..
: ” who back Charles. -

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after the coup: a Jp

Be Cole Gracia Jacques of the Presifential Guard « = Jnoques, ‘who 4s no lunger ,
Dlindly loyal. to Duvalier, will be necded in the execution of the coup, .

ané con be bought; however, once peer 4s an the hands of @ rdiitery
. gvata ani Charles, Jacques wu be Climinates. wo

De lwo Desir, head of the Toaten-Nacaxte. 7 re
“Qe Clovis Denia Winter of Pinan = on mascot” with pretdental
’ etpiratLons wno has an “umlevground movenent in Heats." ,

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or “
re. er .

Gs Geno Gerard Coastent, Chief of Steff.

 @a: Cole Seoques Laroche, Deprty Clef of Steff = a “convinces Cmmist." °

“"@s Df the coup is successful, Chexles hopes to’ give Andre Theerd, former i.
. ° ‘fiedtden Ambassador to the United Staten, a (diplématia pests Theoxd Ch
pro-UeS. Charles regeria Ceram Philippoous, Minister of Health, .

"gf @ Very sick mon with no further ‘pelidtieal oapiratione.

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Ghese friends of Chives exe convinnel that Charles has no chotes bub to ‘ |
ecrry out a coup with or. wlthout Loreten help, and thet hie chonces. of success... |
@a gout becouse several of Duvalicr's now appointees to key positions sre. H
felenis of Cherles} ols, thxt Carles mst acs coo becauns.*he morale.of” |
wesy of Duvolierts militery ant clvilinn ‘supporters has reauhud eu all-time i
aor and ‘because the Holtdon Treasury is elusoot savtys :

. “Pastgiertore Uemmonts
“we Soksou may be Maj. Serge Cokacte
“fle Prelably Its Cole Luo Paerre-Leutes ae
“Ge Ancthor seurae has Adenti ted Preval as cemts Valter Prema

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ee BELIEVED TO REPORT ACCURATELY WHAT HE LEARNS, | THIS. INFORMATION <7" _
. WAS OBTAINED FROM A CLOSE FAIEND OF, CHARLES WHO. PROBABLY WAS -
. AWARE THAT IT WOULD REACH U.S, OFFICIALS —

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- ON 24 MAY 1967, CLEMARD: JOSEPH . CHARLES, , PRESIDENT oF
THE COMMERCIAL BANK Or HAITI, SAID THAT HE WAS. "100 PERCENT.
“READY TO GO. THROUGH WITH THE BUSINESS. TRANSACTION’ AND | DID.
: NOT WANT TO WASTE TIME: RECAUSE “LOCAL ‘BUSINESS “COMPETITORS”
MIGHT. GET AHEAD OF HIM, " CHARLES REITERATED THAT Iw WAS. IMPERATIVE :
rere HIS TWO PRINCIPAL "FOREION COMPETITORS," I. Bey: “PIDEL - CASTRO
"AND DOMINICAN ‘PRESIDENT JOAQUIN BALAGUER > ‘BE NEUTRALIZED TO .
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NEUTRALIZING CASTRO AND BALAGUER BECAUSE OF. THE. "EXTREME, URGENCY . i
OP THE BUSINESS MA’ © (SOURCE: COMMENT: —1T 18 BELIEVED THAT a
- “EVEN, IP CHARLES IS SUCCESSFUL 18, HIS COUP AGAINST DUVALTER, RE
. “STILL WILL FEAR. INTERVENTION BY CASTRO AND BALAGUER,) . IN THIS?
° “RESPECT, CHARLES HAS URGED HIS CLOSE ASSOCIATES. ‘To Do “EVERYTHING. -
SONS! “"IN THEIR POWER TO PREVENT CASTRO AND, BALAGUER FROM ANY ACTION Ms
” AGAINST HIS PLAN, AND HAS, ENDEAVORED TO. SECURE. SUPPORT FROM: \.
HAITIAN EXILES IN THE UNITED STATES; - 3.
ee “3. “LOUIS SANSARICQ, A HAITIAN EXILE: 1N THE UNITED states,
“AND HIS: SON RAVE PROMISED CHARLES THEIR FULL COOPERATION, © |”
“Sawsantcg' 8 SON, WHO IS CONNECTED WITH THE HAITIAN COALITION m
"; NBW YORK, NOW IS PLANNIRG TC INTENSIFY PROPAGANDA AGAINST © i
_DUVALIER AND HIS HENCHMEN, . FROM TIME 10 TIME, THIS PROPAGANDA.
“TWILL ATTACK CHARLES FOR 9 PSUPRORT": ‘OF THE DUVALIER -REGINE “IN
“ORDER NOT 10. AROUSE ‘DUVALTER' S SUSPICION; THESE ATTACKS, HOWEVER,
“WILL BE LESS SHARP THAN THOSE DIRECTED AGAINST OTHER SUPPORTERS
OF THE REGIME. THE sansagicgs ¥ WILL TRY TO MAKE: CHARLEO-

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_ | POSTS IN HTS (CHARLES') FUTURE CABINET," > ‘ ai yok
4. (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: ‘FOR SOME rm, CHARLES-HAS SAID THAT =|
HE PLANS TO OVERTHROW DUVALIER WITH.OR WITHOUT U.S. SUPPORT. HIS i
_< STATEMENTS IN THIS REPORT THAT RE 5 READY TOGO THROUGH WITH THE |. feet
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Clemard Joseph Charles, Plot to Overthrow Duvalier Government
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‘BACK ‘NEWS oF WIDESPREAD FEAR GRIP Ing HAITE, COLONEL TASSY., INS
CHARSE OF (CRIMINAL DIVISTON. Ar PORT AU PRINCE AND. MIS" BROTHER TOOK.

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de SUNDAY EVEN LUG A NEPHEW OF CANADIAN CITIZEN HARRY Ae DOLANSKY,
LEFT PORT AU “PA INCE: TOGETHER WITH ALLAN COLTON, CANAQTAN OWNER OF - - ‘
. HAITIAN INTERNAT IONAL LEATHEN CORPORATION, PORT AUPRINCE _ DOLANSKY °S
NEPHEW CALLED BRUN FROM MONTREAL. aCCORDING TO’ HIN

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~ DUVAL TER LEARNED ABOUT CHARLES ° PLOTTING AND ALSO HAS :

- KNOWLEDGE OF BRUN'S INVOLVEMENT « THE NEPHEW STRONGLY: “ADVISED _ a

BRUY TO FOREGO HIS TRIP TO PORT -AU-PRINCE AT THiS TIME | HE FEELS | : :
THAT THE LIFE OF @RUN, A. NATURALIZED US CITIZEN, OF MALT LAN: GESCENT.
MAYBE IN DANGER. IF HE GOES TO PORT -AU-PRINCE SINCE, PAPA. 18.

COMPLETETLY UNPREDICATAALE., AND FEELS CORNERED BY KIS: ENEMIES AND
FRIENDS ‘SUCH AS CHARLES AND OTHERS".

THE NEPHEW REMINDED. BRUN
_ THAT HE GRUN) HAS. A WIFE AND FOUR SHALL: CHILDREN: IN. NYC” ne
"Ge “NOW BRUNS IS TORN BETWEEN HIS LOYALTY To KIS. FRIEND’ CHARLES.
AND HIS ON FAMILY. IN HIS PLIGHT HE ASKED BALOS FoR- ADVICES -

WE TOLD HIM THAT, WHILE PERSONALLY WE SYMPHATIZE. WITH HIN:
| “PROFESSIONALLY VE ARE NOT IN POSITION TO. ADJISE HIN OW HIB PROJECTED.
2 TRIP TO PORT. “AU PRINCE. WHICH vas SCHEDULED FOR: 11038 AN, ?5. JUNE.
" BRU LHFORMED US'THAT HE‘LL ALSO SREK THE ADVICE OF NIS.Far

oowtact man WHO HAB. DEALT WITH HIN RE HAITIAN DEVELOPMENTS, a FOR :

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nm Te AT 7 AW MONDAY, 3 JUNE, BRUN CALLED CHARLES IN PUNT: *All “PRINCE. .

THE DANKER REPEATEO HIS TELEPHONE KEQUEST MADE ON HONGAY, 4 JUN FOR :
BRUNS'S TRIP TO HAITIAN CAPITAL ON HONDAY TO DISCUSS “URGENT BUSINESS
“MATTERS.” CHARLES EMPHASIZED THAT “NO POLITICS WAS INVOLVED + THE.
PURPOSE OF THEIR GET TOGETHER’ 1S PURELY BUSINESS NATUKE.®’ AFTER THAT
BRUN , OVERKULING HIS WIFE*S OBJECTIONS, DECIDED TO GO. ME, TOOK. OFF
FROM KENSEDY IAP MONDAY, AT L103d AM ON PAN Ade. >>

3 8. AS A PRECAUTIONARY. MEASURE BRUN WILL REGISTER ITH, us DIPLO-
wat ie REPRESENTATION aT PORT “AU “PRINCE. "HE HAS’ NOT DONE | “THAT . \
~ BEFORE « voor WIN Sed Pe dhee tST. ana vb im mek pa js ;

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: Clem ard logep Charles Blot to Overthrow Duvalier Governneat ,

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SUBJECT! CASE 47,5480 28) Bay oe Nn
sd yfle CLEMARD. JOSEPHO CHARLES AND. Louis he BRUN WAVE: ‘BEEN in oa ‘

. FREQUENT PHONE CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER IN RECENT Days. WW ADDITIO N
BRUN RECEIVED SEVERAL LETTERS FROM CHARLES WHICH WERE MANDCARRIED
: BY. TRUSTED FRIENDSe. ee Sane -

-$W ALETTER, DATED 24 MAY, CHARLES STATED THAT HE. vas _
7 7000, PER CENT READY TO GO THROUGH BUSINESS TRANSACTION AND I \
Pon't WANT TO VASTE TIME BECAUSE LOCAL BUSINESS, ‘SOMPETITORS- MAY GET _

| ° aNBAD: OF KE.” (EWARLES REPEATED HIS PREVIOUS REQUEST THAT “NR BELL AND rf :

j o PENTAGON) MUST: WAKE IT INPOSSIELE FOR THE Two, PRINCIPAL. FOREIGN | -
|. QUAPET TORS, Yeo, CASTRO AND BALAGUER, TO SPOIL THE. “PRONISING: BUSINESS |
. (DBALe”. THIS DEAL 18 OF COURSE KIS ATTENP: To. OVERTHROY THe DUVALIER:
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| . COMPANY” AND AGAIN REQUESTS THE “NEUTRALIZATION OF FOREIGN ~ ; _ Bf
COMPETITION BY SAID COMPANY". BRUN FEELS THAT EVEN IF HIS™ couP) a
AGANST DUVALIER “SUCCEEDS CHARLES STILL: FEARS INTERVENTION BY a — _ fo
CASTRO ° AND BALAGUER. . CHARLES URGED BRUN "TO po EVERYTHING 10. ~ _ . {
| PERSUADE MR. BELL*S COMPANY. HOW IMPORTANT IT IS To GET RID or . !
“POSSIBLE FOREIGN COMPETITION." CHARLES ALSO "ADVISED BRIN THAT HE
‘HAS TO UNDE RAO: AN OPERATION To. RENOVE, A BENIGN GROWTH. Fro HIS”

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\ Ae aT cHaRLEs* REQUEST BRUN.HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT. contact WITH os ; = \, oe
'V MAITIAN EXILES IN NYC TO’ SECURE THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE BANKER Lours oo Spe
|] SANSARICQ, AND IS SON PROMISED FULL COOPERATION. SANSARICG’S BON 0 || 1 ae

WMO 18 CONNECTED VITM TNE HAITIAN EXILE RADIO BROADCASTING: ANTI®:
 DUVALIER MATERIAL FROM THE US TO KAITI NOW REGULARLY DELIVERS. ‘TAPED.
. " PROPAGANDA To BRUK BEFORE TRANSMISSION.” BRUN AND YOUNG SANSARICQ
7 “ARE NOW PLANWENG TO: INTENSIFY PROPAGANDA AGAINST DUVALIER AND HIS
ee MENCHNEN. FROM TIME TO TIME: EXILE Rapi0 WILL. CONTINUE To: ATTACK | ,
_ CHARLES OR HIS SUPPORT OF REGINE $0 AS NOT TO’ AROUSE Papa's
i SUSPICION, THESE: ATTACKS, HOWEVER, WILL BE Less’ SHARP: THAN THOSE’

~ pIRbeTED AGAINST OTHER SUPPORTERS or THE REGIME’. UW ant. —
: event, THE BANSARICAS WILL TRY TO MAXE CHARLES ACCEPTABLE TO. THE.

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i SWAITIAN COALITIGN” IN-NYC. FOR THEIR LABOR THEY. WERE PROMISED
_. *TMPORTANT GOVERNMENT POSTS IN CHARLES® FUTURE CABINET.” _

Se BRIN INFORMED US THAT’ CHARLES'S: SUPPORTER EDMOND > VILATRE, : a a

ann THAT LOUIS LEVEQUE WILL visit ye: AGAIN ‘nD aus BEFORE” HIS RETURN.
Z) MAT LEVEQUE EXPRESSED HIS DESIRE: “THRO Ua ‘BRN To WHET | .

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Batt." are thas through hia good trioui , vlocel Octave Cayor’,?

hes: “ee he gunte, Charles ylans torus for President ond is, corsrinzed
the. “ae con wie since he hes mony supporters in Portean-Prinsé. as w.

. @B ... tht rural aveas of Haiti, Cnavles claims that he “sontre.s”. wae
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: ema soy -L.dbdomea in tha rural areas who are waiting for hie: sit

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A Torsigm “ businessman with wide of..o¢*.. ta PorteauePrance. - Source ’ '
- poports “unstrequently, Yut hie antcssuae 3 ta 3 _
He recoivea the information troa sc pate. slcsé to Charles. . . _ 4
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In discussing the possibility af ov..cthrowing the Davalier Govermact 2 As '
the neer 2.ture, Clemarnd Joseph Chackes, posscitat of the Comierete. Bes, . '
of Eaiti, sad he now as recty to ie ‘Mate leageplonned scheme. vo. nn

geice power with hia military auc sivilises frter: nas i:..Pirt-eu-Prinss, wet!

Or wivhous the help of the U.S. C: yontt ate! " if he foils in his evlsrts
to cota... U.S. Parpert: fry hea yaan, Cr. shes Still Lateras to-go cnsad
wita th. 225t, ows na sate the ex-

°° 22 Ris esaeme wil take acoce
time. Ecwover, Charles beileves that ": = in the best interest co the
U.S. to sive nas at nesescary help in ite LO Cet Tad OP Yu dest
Duvelier 1.20 has brought Haivd vo ws r ane of total ecsnuils ook se366©

Chas sa sata thot-ho has siffss ond. a ‘gremates bitdex "S ccmeynéie 2 in

Aoi AEN
2.3 % ithas Coast Cuani, three [aiti.. bests, | which’ carry. tone: wy
wil. ve udex his control. - Cayard cannci Sirctst ensigh arrmmtvicn fer:
the -cmccns, but Charles hives te cotain the nesessary amount fron me | \
UeS. GO SAERENGe He would like to get che ammumicicn from the U.S.
ainwcft corcles, BOXER, which has ‘seer, <4 Gaty ta the Caribbean esta
for se Linde . ve . oe

Bes. 33 uyand, Charles, has the support sf ar wimomsa nigheracising wat an
@sr, officers’ Chasles ani hts nit 2tary eri civilian fricnés plan t.. -
set oo & provistonol juntas and gut rid of the "enevies cf Halts," ciat ts,
Duy . ..e2 and his swupperters. Arter the sornsolidatim of power in cha

“his ond Episcspal olercy, teachers and students, several bus sti 86.20)

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. be Charlvs hes stated that should ks haeeme President of Raitd » Ke would

“pursue a prv-U.S. policy, cli:imating the Duvalierists and ths Cocmuniste |
ond eotablishing a "liberal desccr athe" reghse.

Se Chorlea csill {ec pretending to bs = leyal supporter of Duvallor; however,
hio poaition has veces shaky anc he belicves that his life is in dangers |
Ho feels thet ho may voll victin to Duvalier unless he (Charles) etriies ‘
first. Yor the time being, Charles wil. continue to support Duvilior in
on offors to allay the Prosidcat's suspicions. As president of ths
Haitian Chosber of Comreres, Churlea soon will deliver a specch praising
the ochiuverenta of Duv-licr. He 1s anxleus for the US. vo lmow that -
oo. - his overtures toward Duva)iecr are pretense end that he is determined to /
_ : go into action againot ‘he prosent regime.

. - Headquarters Coments . ae a . ! :

€8-32.1/05457-67, from another relicble source, - “reported that Chovles ona’
Horve Boyer, former Ministor of Mnance under Duvalicr were contending *.
for power in the Haitia.. Governzent- .

co . de Inq the past several months,. Charles has made cumsrous attempts to:
“Jc. @Ldedt support fron several U.S. Goveranent ogoncies for his Plot, “4

egainst the Duvalier Government. : \i em
2. No reason was given for Charles! belie? that At would be in the dest *.
interest of the U.S. to support his. scheme to overthrow Duvolier. oo.
Yowavor, he may be referring to his claim that should he bacane ot
wt ' President of Haiti following the overthrow of Duvalier, he intends | mt,
a %o pursue a pro-U.S. policy and establish & "liberal Genocratie" . _
o 7. regims. i

Bource Comment: Cayard, who enjoys the confidence of Duveliex, 20
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of Charles.

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_ Aativteles in Sew Tors City

de On 40 May 1957, Louis a. Rai, Presidect, BAB Interostion’: Oo E. .. vs
- Corporation Rew Yors, Clty, furnished the following “tnfcowntions .

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a a @.- Clenart Scomh Charles, Presitant, Innque ): Cagperviel a*welth, OR
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Puyeas-Pringe, clei thet bie wisttary” Qld civilian anti-tuvalter. a
frees are crymise: kt "etrupg velie ready to etrids when the tine | rr
arrives.” Me alan ciales % Lave evrporters aung Beltian miles io

the U2 ent “on the islands surrewoding Ratt!." -

3. Crarles retiernesd bis previms ascartion ‘what he-wihl Aepoee . oe
: “Baveller wits or viteait Us talp of the OS, tit be wuld prefer te.
make content With @ “U8 Liaise mar la Furt-miePrincs to speed up.

oY fhe fiosmnisl aristo dewast such day. Bremmas are falling, ant
. foreign rupites vontimues to stay evay. Attepte to sal. Sleneny :
bonis ebmad end atirest tourists have utterly railel.. Ina effort
fo eStrect foreigm Lovestsest, Mr. Auuste, Sabtl’a former micassator
m3 te the Wi anf recestly @p-ictel wtiessaine t) fest Seinen,
Bs perewuaial 8 Pusizessen (ros Ereait (mse nee given) to pave an:
re Suilence vith Prosidaat Diveliar ca 45 May 19CT in order wo Diequse &
- Wasineve deal, Charles expeste to Ve present oa this vseselan. ©

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a Devalier fs not well. Ts MAL lien to dlaheter, be has wat Charles.

 Qescrihes “arterionalerosiea payrboala.” . ky te wry auch wpees ty

the failure ef tis scn-lnelev, the Minister of fairias, ‘to eal matt

We Portign tourliets, He 42 also disturtel ‘atoit the resent beharlor .

ef bie uthar sopeinelev, bt, Col. Matimiiten Dusinizw. decoding to”

. o incurred the presidential wrath ty moving out. of

‘the padace. whuh lds oie ond Hee. dveliar wiwont Papa's permtentes.
. After Drmlier parvamnliy browght We party wit to we relace,

x) Dalatque elgued ote yvlere sestguamt via Bis vite. Bueller «

wo , we arceyt the letter of resiguation fru his daughter

ag Nand 06-3 an che povsldanty poaple.cenney resignns

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Charree otates thet Grecia Jaoqias, obief of tha Presifeiial Guard, |
“will be needed in the execution of the plan.” Ha fecls that
Secqies te vo longer tLlusdly loyal t Mvalier acl that be can. te

Carles, Janes “Will, be slisinated.®

@ke banker further. stehes int honest aid eempetent, eitisens, a
are leo proeld, v152 Be brought.inte Wwe governmmt. Sou of te

Jeter.” Rie greatest tear 1s that elther Castro or Imlaguer wight
fnterfere tn Belti's aftatre Pullowing a.coup egauiot Duvalier. fe
earvcestly hupes that tas US vill neutralise Gastre ond Balaguer.
sonvinaad thet Duvuller. ant Balaguer are “alose,,trieds.”:-
le that the ‘t§me bas definitely case for tie US Cuvestmant to .
twuch with hia rov ia Port~al-<Prines, Xe is visn te granted,’
1 divulge his plan (names, ete.) to the “Matecn. en.”

1907, © group of prominent ihitien exilee hala necting
et to eolebruve faitian Flag Sag.” Oba ef the orgsniners _
delle, on NLD. .woose brovier, & former Hiniater-of Finance, —
killed vy Bemmlier, Anuther exile in eteanianas wae (fn) - .
Vier, v0 elaine to be « legal aiviear to the Arpublie of Gaed.
Viserar, v0 is Gescrihed hy Brun as a mystic, stated, "2 am going
tha saxt president of Halts.” Srun delloves that the grow
“{tusl? "Betional Onpeci sation of teition Rxties: ° peoarding .
z eane of the meabere are nov Nauking Charles’, presidental

Lente Livegse, ouster of:the tecnanie Finsning Inasd:cf Baits, ©
emfidant of Gazlee', will cam. 10 Tose ly acnar a fev as -

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Wil met wath represautative of the ned @. White Mglwertng

project of. PertanacPrince... kscerding te Ram, Loveque has "sous,
wary tuperwat infarestion relative to the-@naries’ plan.” -


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Ouse 47,540 (Becpanet) :

+ QUATRE: aALitional Infomation Concerning Pless of Heltion Innker, oy ao

Bev York, EY, Succiaiol wa ‘Sorowing @liitional inforwacton — . ;
eonsgerilag bee Geveicjaen’s is Yall al pleos o: Kaitien beuser, OR

: Cerri Joeae, Carat, ati hie wliilery ed aivilian aaudcletes %0 *
re overthrow toe Duvaller govertasnt.

C-emru Jesegt: Gurles, to Grertinw tus Duvelier Qutarne . _
ant pots . ‘
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-&. outs A. Bem, 3 ard B icrernational Gcspuretios, 19 Broshay, o +

mo, 2. Gatonel Gaillard, nef ef the Rattien Gcast ‘Quart, “te dattntealy one...
> * of the wey abiitery. Chpres on bom. Quarles pias pie hopes. Gatliera
- 0 gm Coresghly ¢2etiuutaned wits Drrlier en bs willing to o-rerete. oe
WA charles. Wnti-ard teers tat if Diealler sesaios in power, We”:
. * @oomany of the euuctry will be cumpistaly ruinel ani that heltias exiles :
me, nov hetug tralasé.in guerrilla warfare tc Gite «ay attamt %o seise |
2. >) Sponter. «Ap @ prespara.s fabry: Tarner, Vive Wenlin lo estina sd to be
= epproxieately 08g) atin y Gaillard has © lorge stake In the fumire.
“ Of Bases. He Seale ties ! _vatriots ruc es Cuarlen @ud bineght” must
. @iiatnate Buvaller Ba his bevwhesn. ; ae

Mterugs Caries At4 vot, nase Colael Pierre Loita; offic te cbarwe
" of the Onverues Deseslins+, Porteei-Pringe, as a fpllov-emeytrater,
 -(ieere le reasan ta bellows Uist Loils knovs-en4 anproves tua plans to
< @verthroy Duvalier. Gharles aul lauts are gout friade; the bezker
Wen Dent uaa at the wekirg Of the Golouel's duigtter. ‘When the .
Qovernnsst was tieble to pay Liuks anf bis sdldiere ci thee, cu several.
Geensions, Mharles od:vened msxay eo that Laule nnd some of hie trusted
_Sascntates “ooult ont.*

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Matti, 1s eleo asere c? Geslen'! simi. Leva is a reapests\ ywublis

. Fapire veo bes wets several Ripa to ie VE ts on Oxfort te ootein . -
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8. Gucles claize the mayors of A substantial sement a” the ale-gy, on
inteliigoststa, teasiere, end students au wel of jeasaibe lp the: : ’
fural areas. Asm Levust Romma Gativlic, he maintaws @ 25.96 en © .
yesaticrsilp mit tie ores mu dvrities and (ise hetrleuted Fes .

Bune P.Giiles, Blow Yomnli’s evecemor et toe Wiarcaltes Qaieb's. on 2 |
ie . Bt. Teatte Cauveirel in Partewuetringe, Ih wiatticn,, he: » eladse we . on rn
_ have Goveral iuyartant amnpapermen as bir parol. . sot ee

6. Charhes Li fully evure of the danger ounfronting hin at Ass fellov-— ee .
 @auopicatore, Dut ty ace Setersine to “silatnate” Duwalier and his ©
hey cappustere. 62-6 Queries “ocntrols” Cascrues Deseelies through * ft
" Galore lnrsis, avi the Gunes Qiard throd Galrmel Cailiard, ha is 4 oe ae
oentidest that fa the ocwnt ef & suscesétl cap by a ailitary junts - a oe .
Be and 116 ahedclates WELL be atle YO rood up the yrinctpal mgpertere
of Drwaier. A. thuag ‘a tea bie om, Gptaiu Preval, le tie
poe Preatio tinh Quan, be reeises tet Elunerm ling vfficure layel te
os Sawebter ema cesses Ehoetehed. Qaries and his aieccintes acest
“37°. ptglenee Auring we indtsal ctegeo of their coup. Mo definite date |
Ras yet bean oot far metian, tat Grarles is convin-ed tuat tus sap mo .
| en " uuat be sarriad out “vithin the nest fev months” to oars the country Lote
Kopi 0 * fee @eccanbe ent palition chaos. En amy case, Carles end ceverially, *
J the edlstary froeute teak that 1peT te the: iar of deaietens i

. % ‘At precent, Coarles: hes no eaten with Riition extis rape. Ecvever,

wet Anitial steps $2 estedites a good relationship vith exLies in the ‘8

e ' . Bave been tata. En early sey 1957, Brun met lwile cawarhed os 2.

» prast.ant enzl-Drvelier axdia, Vinee attire femtuy: wey Rillied by

Daverter's henslamma. Aensaricg egresd.w eizpory- Gules: in case ot ~

2: @ Sinal above with Pre tie Duvaller. Mociote:, be pronise? to-
Line up cone of nie Celanmentias for ieries acd bie frieois.

Ragotiations totenen Ya oni fensaricg are in progres. |

ss Bins ' eats :,

' Be. Fourcent, a 5. tn Tatts, te no leegar trusvet ty Bavlier.
Sor Duvelier avi ale ranlly heave tho services of four aeoters:
Be. Meters, an orvwpedt.iot; Dr, Berseyy, mother. o fet,
Br. Buntaye, 4 general prestitiangr; ant Or. Barkin Bplesei. .
Buvaliar'a dictition fe tre, Busia Bett Moku. Amie ree, Tango -
Geri, te entrusted witb tening pariualis ticcd eapar teste uf Duwe).ier.
Souls bs wall Laed ey toe Presiaent, Woo. mals hin « amber of we
Aeataissive Cuber. .


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Grariee ta of Ve vplton Gat Orvaller ia de lemming! t nowli ts
Restt ard face my opposition frva insite ant outelie Use cramitry.

, Aes eweller oe omlsAest that oe cas rant any Laabie orlsla,

be Nas wale © s@re% Qgregian® 01D Fruatiaue dain Belaoier af the
Dosinioe: Agwhlic, Duvaller walet for onl wee cowites aly lum in

the Dontr.togn Reine in the evect bis goverraent to overthrova. |
fp twu presidente maintain clase Liaison row Adre lam, a |:
wetar of tne Legislative Charmer in Yaltl., Siom, ws, arcorning te
Garis, La. resseneitle for the ainier of severe. autieDovalier .
pereice tn the deorel area, (requaotly trevals ina Jeep vith
Qtplmatia license plate tetrean fenton Daninys and Porteai¥rince,
Blarn received a diplatic pescpert fron Drvniler.. While on
wusineses in dents: Daningey, ue otege is the precifeutial palaces

Tt sowse that the “beitls of the ssoseineley” hes bean won ly. ;
Poorerd, Waster. uf Peurten, Th early ay 1967, Dreeliet'e other .
sanetinele, bastcigs, ‘das $e en Angy offiser, novel aut.of tae
Breeiiential palace togerher with ble wits. Timy tok up residence -
te Porteau-Prince but sdelr iniapedence 414: nut-hest Lung. After.
@ few Qnye in cial cay coos, Pree tient Dewalier aul ibs bodygverts
watig o@ “friendly virit’ 10 the Swligue bose, act” wre hie daignwer
@nA capstoslew back to the presidertial palace. ‘Ghaslee ballsves: tat
Boaltpie ie now virtually a prisocer. de elsa. leanet. from waa
© the yalace that Armlier ef‘her will appotut or hae alreedy ©
eppeiited. Deminiqgueto e cornign dipl-umtla poet, which ean4 to - ot
aile.” Ab tia cane Aes Puwerd ocutinies te ejay Power's |
TW scatidence. Ho sue allowed to. viett Bev Yorn city vita’ ‘ate wite. -
"us preme Anitian works.” “Arter an unsuccessful stay to the UW,
Fooerd fev vo Hoxtes Gi:y, vbero he vas:ales wamuocensful tn hie _ .
DE to attract Mexrloan Uririste; mit ae @ munsdlation prise, be

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comma: So Rr eomonring cartes,

% Grecia durex, tn charge of the Providestis! Gaara, >
a Smorendce VERA Bia tn case of coup, be mist Le elintzwtan.

* euevts paniser, Manteter ef Pinaoe.: _ See Sera
. WiC preeidactial aspirations who has coms.
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; . 4. Gwrard Phidtgpemx, KRinteter of Yaglth. Ih early My 1gd7,

° oo : be wee in Yaw fort €i%y 40 beet trent of @ aerizin bien
Port yt : wens cand: tian, A very ofak man, ne no dousar bes pall ttoal . -
re So aspirations. = , Ts Sot by . . ‘

Foe ‘General Orvard Constant, chief of staf? fo be clintnatat.

oe,

nr 2 Ther, a former eubssaator to the US, Be te strongly pros. ore
. . @raries "hayes" Wo give hin @ diplamtes post: ven. Le 0 1a @ 4,
‘ Position to ato. — eid 7 . S

eer se
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ge qotaiah Zaewien Lara, darety slat of start, "a ccnvineet
Crsaauciet." To te alininaved, - - Poe! :

terete tale

Garise otatet thet ty. Leng lis, a W eltisen, an KAD., who Lives -
with his san in Portemicfrixe, te “en watercover agent. for
. Bawalter.” Ae 225-ias Leughhin was munaing @ tacosry: fer, Daveller) ©
, Ble eon te pow in Garge of an extensive rics plantation.”

Be Cuarles veseives no US batp quainet Bivaliar,’he vill ect oo.
: Bis am. SRowever, be -Krows that vitamt US nelp (camottion,
| weaposn) 1% aay taXn several moatns tefore he ad Ais friends are” -
weety to virthe. arivg the tuteria parted, hs will qudenror Ww.
‘waisruine the Dumlior govern’ on whe sconusi) frunt. fo be -
apecifie, ne plane to tall bia ficelgn frieids camested with the -
 Satemational Hongoay Fund ent te Vorld Bai wst they mst abunton
wWee present regina to canpbete ecucns.z chace. In -milition to ‘
” famiehing @ cupy of. hie tamarind adiressed to Divuller to the 183.
| @besendar in Maiti on. the wrongdoings of Yenrt Biolest, presttet
GF the dattien Tobocgs. and Match Meocply, be eave sopled to “forel A
 @emgalste.° Chorlos fuels thet enon the “ecenante. aitiaaiion of
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, George S, Musulinsyj , So Data = i ‘
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a | . - | Chamard Joseyt Quarles to Cverturow the Davalier Covermmut =|
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Case 471340 {reopauat)

‘ SORECT) few Deve Lapennee in Pleas of Haitian Ranker, Clevard Sowers
. _ Gaarlea, vo Owarthrow the Dreelier Gevoromrat

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On 11 tay 67, ttuond Vilaire, « Beitian national, vio operates a. ‘
352 von venverted LO'es a cargo ship in PurteauPrince, arrived fa :
| Bev Yoru Sty. On. 12 pay OF ta the compaty of Laut As Brin, BAS

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Interrational Gorp., Your City, be stated the following. (astern
of the Porteustri riuge firm is attacked.)

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2. Prostiest: Divalier hes fist trensterred Captain farry thacy of ‘the
. Presidential Gus. tc a rural post and replaced bis with Bajor Uoicou, —
who bappens % De 2 good friawd of Ciena, Joseph. therlea; Carlen |
that: areas Galea, he now bas gocess'to arms end emuwition
: oat pelace and nin @ Poahtion to carry owe @ cow,

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3. After an explosion near ths palace in twist 198, Develiar quietly
A vpon & major whakeeus in. tie ali cacy ext the wivil service.
ft Ba Jinisoet ce tranaferres a cunber of aAryy,. WAL ttLe, and Poo Ten. - .
~ "74, Spooute Officers ant etrti servints, inclizing those who bad previcualy:
ran served in the prasidential:piiace. f: date no. otticial sangUns enente .

have been made coucezning these ispartent chmiges. ,

Th addition to Oaytata tesay, the felloving sePirere hae ore -_

a

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porpayeeenene

positions: ia PGs taaaP rigce:

a St are ne rent as trmenterred to
, meno Fost ateide the capital.

‘Maes tony Does of the Amey Dare "ue used. to swe. the
_-7 president at least twice @ day. Borg? was trensterres: we:
_ S68 1B the Bartawors region Of Mabth -

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S$. Verlquin, we was in chsrge of the 7M in the Pationville seetion or “et

__, Pertesuerrince, we dississed by Oruliar benauen. the Presiient mo PL
Suspected bis of siding with the Dextniqus cliqus. Duninique, en. EL
Amy officer end soneinaiew of Divaller, ves offered @ allitery = =~ _
attache postition either io fpein or Ttaly, witch ho refuced to eccept | - 3 yj
er his vite 1s relactant to leave Esiti at thin tine. ‘This ; -
ottuation ts complicated. ay tke Contston of Divalier's wife to aide” s

Guard. This statesant antagooteed svar, tucse veo. have hitherto been! -
' Yeyal te Buvaller. Morwover, even the most. feitafel.luwnlier . -- ‘
expporters now fasr for their lives. Colémel Catilard, who is in. ;

of the Const. Guard, ditterly cominined to Giarles about ‘

Suvalier's rewrk and rensoured tho:basker that he and his rrienis :

wane Fomty to set wp a military Jute. b oe :

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. @amaice ond Porteanedfrince carrying Ylowr, feel oti, eta. vilaire: .
- fe convineed tnat Cnerles bas no choice but. to carry ces the com with ;
@e without foreign pelp and that Pis chances of succese are cdot sisce |
- Several of the now Drvaiier appoimtecs to kay militaryend civiiien = i
. pesttions are Ghorlgs!. friesus. Viluire fouls that Cadrlee mint ant “2
Sew eines the wosald of uauy of the military and civilinn supporters <= —
_ Of Paralier ver rerGie! pn alletine. Low end the iiaitien Treasury ts
' @lmost enty. Ainc® Paveiier has. bee unable ta.chtain foreiga
’ eapitel, de has agai sseortoi, through bis Secretary of state for mn
_ Crameree cud Ludnatry Lebort Juaaedierre, to a shakedown of comercial.
| @B8 infastrial erterprisea. “fn.0 clivclar letter, deted 2 iay 67, 4.
is

te Cesretary apyenied “ce “voluntary comirilutions:as m fitting
| Repege to-the Venerchle Prusidant for life, Chief of the Davaliertes “
-" Syvalution.”. (4 cay of the lester. ts. attachal.)'.


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Secretary of Stave for Rstice Fensa, Batind, who is 0 goat fried of ”

’ Captnia Basa, Le iu ceria trouble, oi ind, a bether of a. former
Jevetieus of Ba:%:, way iose bie positian. Sirce ce hiveself bee
Peesitentia. adkitiaa, Be aay becuse a cat Wate Sor: tie * office rts
be curvievs. tea present eriata..’ “0

90> another ‘patesutal rived’ for he. presidency te fooretary of Rtate for - - foo SE ;
- Sepor and Sce ial mateo | ex A. Antelee, fas Clalaa tae + PRP, of vests : Te i
. tae lavor unlons ee... . : , :

%,. focorting to Vilaim, the wildest rumors are renpant ts Helts. re...
. exany'e, even intelligent pervume give areies to tho-alisgacican thet
the Us Goverment is not. relly ensicue to eve the wenfall of
Orvalion acd.that @ postion of the 03940 wilitos bLitharte ellocnted - . .
_ " Qo. President Salequer of «20 Datiaican Ragutl.n ao devoicunnt lowe to.
.<. Vie Passed on, wits the tacit cateent of. the US, to "Balaner's A
"gona crise’, Dawwlier. Aacther rar atetes that thc CIA is now in
the procesa of tratring daitian exiles is Uw US fore posethle .
trvesicn of Balti, ar ope of luc Fouche, s former. Savor ta Baits ©
' gn @ Coragr Ashaceadic: 4.30 U8 pow it, exile tu Yew Yori City, bee -
vane seottanait ao one af tise receiving trmiaing 1a gaarrtlla .
varture.:

Gee-of Vilaire's evar daring Me present “Asie tot) lm 'te to: Se
convince influmat.iel Haitia: esiles ‘het Ciariee ta “ote Dimlier —
. Repporter ed tiat ke wads we 6 goed precidecst, Viletre tas |
@lresty contacted, through Brus, Lorie Bessaricg, @ yraninant antic
Bevelier-exile iu Baw ork City, amt Ropes, ‘@.bert other exile.

Pret stated“dhat the nevly appuinted rapresemtative af the USP
(Wntted Eations Developasst Frogrea) ia Parteasve?riuce, @ Orask,.”.'.
ate grein etarvel to ty Work on tavad that te ial tot gp bak 0.
' aseg bene: S26 on dispovere: thet fuste granted Wy the GER? vere -

\ ty Ue Bavals er goverseaact." -

Drran alec geiertel. thes a: aryanination ommpriost 40 UN cttteena a
, end qulling itesl? the “Sorley for IsAth” will try to-ratee amay
 fov “outritacn, sticatlen.. iwtuvsetetion, cultural ond eumenie
Gerelopmatsin testi.” jimhusm, Halth"s auesiaior-ta the 8; .
| $0 connected with tate:onjanisation: An OAs uiselan: te: expected: ta, ,

— Be in Portes rine ‘Hiin vate nod Venice 6 be on neat (A
ecpy of @ Alat of. nm sasten at pemons mt ng “ae A aiatad tar.

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Va. Bugtooer Loutle Levee, a-masine of tho Maltian Seawede Ploring

Beart emt a cles friut cf Gries’, le a.puctal ta New Yor’ ou or :
about 29 May Of cstetily to. discuss yort devalopmet projects of i
Pcrtomdrince vith the J. @. Milte Boginees ing Uisooretion, dO Bred -, -;
-- 20, . Tae reel purpose of hie. eleit, however, i. ts contect US .
. . frteode acd HaLtlas exiles 12 02 effort to gals support for Gherien,

7 1 Be "Greece and Brus talkat Gn: the phone 12 May 67. ‘Tian beaker evates. oy 7
, . . , taad be ts, “tied agen’ Se eee net (a an of Maz, Ot
: ; Waidh tirs be wy ouke ecothar bustness trip to the U0, :

7 . a | 5 Bevo th Clinly convinced that Charles-bis already nls the doctieion |

rg, te overthros the Auvalier govermemt with Aia-7rlewde ani thet be me
cet rn suet ect fast to prevent chace aut & potuible Ciemalet tatoorver. : .
oe ob . Vilatre and Gnm agree cis’ the political.end eonamle uftuation $n © re cnn

aa Sa, “ ° Baisd fe gach thet “the peaiation mati « change, any ctanas, ard : us,
Be - "Weld @ran Wloras @ Sumucist coup.” : Thay alfed tient Giarles ond. ,
pot * , Bia aitlitery triepte wish. ete prevedt a Cestre-suppareet Soamatet : :

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Case 47,540 (Reopened) Hov Developments in Plans of faitien Beaker,

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Joseph Charles to Overthrow the Duvalier Government

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GUBYECT: Wee Developaonts in Y1an8 of Hastian Baty Clemast Josh wet, '
Carlee, to Overthroy the Duvalicr Governnent, : f

352 ton converted LO as @ cargo ship Li Porteau=Prince,: arrived in

Qn.12 May 67 in the company of iouls A. Brun, B&B Woo
Internationrl Corp., Hev York City, he stated the following. Caettere
heed of the Port-au-Prince firm is attached.)

President Duvelier hae just transferred Oaptatd Kary fussy of the * oy

Presidential Guard: to « rural post and replaced him with-Major Cosnou,: Jk
ms’ tnat through Goiaon, he cow has scgees to sus tnd amamition. woe
that

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On 21 May. 67, Biwond. Vilaire, ‘a Mattson national, vo operates” a

through Colcou, he vow has ec cess to arse
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‘Yeriquin, who was. in charge of the {1-in the Potionville section of ,

_ Porteau-Prince, was diemissed by Duvalier because the President
: suspected him of olding with the Dominique. clique. : * Dominique, an

Asuy officer ant son-in-lav of Duvelier, was offered « military
-mbotache position etther in Spain or Italy, vhich he refused to accept -

: as his wife {s reluctant, to leave Hai+’. at thia tine. This.

situation is. complicated by the decision of Duvalier's vita to-cide

“with her daughter. The rift in Lis om tently ae well as the attempt
of hie enentes to disrupd the celebration of hia 60th birchday and the
10th anniversary of hip taking office promte’ Duvalier to remark that

“> the anly-men he trusts 1s Gracia Jacques, camender of the Presidential

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.asveral of the new Bivalier eppointess. to key military and: civil‘an..-.
positions are Garles' frienis, Vilaire fecls.that Charles. mist ‘act.

 Sow.since the noale of meny of the military and: otvilian supporters:
of Buvalier hes reached en all-time low and the Haitian Treasury 1s

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Gecretary of State for Justice Rameau Eetiné, who is a good friend of

Captain Tassy, is in serious trouble. 5s » & brother of a former

president of Haiti, may lose his position. Since he himself has .

presidential ambitions, he may becomes a. candidate for this office aan
he survives the. present: crisis. .

Another potential rival ‘tor the presidency 4a Necretaxy cé tute tor a
Lanes foe Sayieh Mekfare Max As Antoine, vno claim the suport of : va

According to Vilaire, the vildest rumors are raxpent in Batts. ‘for . Co
example, even intelligent persons give credence to the allegation that ce
the US Goverment is not really anxicus to see the downfall of - res .
Duvalier ené that « portion of the Us$10 million hitharte allocated — vee
to President Balaguer or the Dominican Republic 2 development loans or ;
Was passed on, with the tacit consent of the UB, to "Buleguer's | -- \, iv.
+. eed friend,” DBuvalier. Ancther rumor states that the CIA is now in ‘;
eee rete ane Mateten exiles in the US fore possible ee
Fouche, a former Jenstor in Hattt .
ea former Anbessefor to the Ws bow ia exile stew aa hare City. oss

(Waive: Settons Dovalapaent Progres) in Port-ai<Prince, & Greek; vane
tne Jest roturnctl te.Bov York ead state’ thas be will. uot go bask to yd:
Faas pores te punecwered teas Sune granted Uy he: we a

ond calling Steele the Bookety for Haita" will try. to: reiee nonay Paar ine
for “nutrition, education, referestotion, ciltural.and csonmie = “SOY
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wh, Enginser Louis Lovequa, a menber of the Haitian Brasorte Planning © : i ,
Boant and a cloce friend of Charlen', is expected in New York on oF A .
about 16 Mey 67 cotensibly to discuss port devalopment projects of — :

' Portemu-Prince with the g, 6. Unite Rngineering Corporstion, 80 Broad Strest,, =| |.
: FiW.st. Be real purpose of his visit, however, ia to. contact Us . es (ce
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GUBJECT; ‘Plans of Haitian Banker Clemard Josep Charles to Overthrow
. tha Duvalier Governuent ~ Case 47,540 (Re-opened) -

5 9 ty S96 Lute A Bom, SA Inara. rp Be Yo ee
f city, furulahed the folloving inforastion.. oF ee OS

2. He anf Clonard Joseph Charles, president of the Banque. Commretale ‘
D*Haitt end President of the Chamber of Commerce of Haiti, have discussed. .
in detail tie possible overthrow of the Duvalier Government in the near - ne ce ..
future. During his visit to New York City in the first week of Kay, 1967): ~ : wo 7h

_ Charles stated that be is now ready to execute his long-planned:*echems © 2 - : ‘
’ to seise power with his military ané civilion friends in Porteau-Prince, —
_ whth ov without the help of the United States Government, Charles
further stated thet he had rifles end hand grenades hidden "somevhere: |
- -fm Haiti.” In addition he will lave, through his good friend: lone ;
Cafllerd, Chief of tha Haitian Const Guard, three Maiti boete uider =
his cuntrol. Caillard, who. enjoya the. confidence.of Duvalter, tea 9). -
seoret ally of Charles end is nov realy to place “his three boats, vhich ae
cerry canons, st the dinposal of Charles, The trouble. is ‘that Caillerd: _
Goes not heve enough aammition for the cannons... Charles tepae te obeata. re
. ae macesvary exmuiition from the US Government, . “He woulé.1.ike to receive.
> the amamition from the US: Cerrter, BOXER, vaich has: for ‘come: tins. -
; ‘been oa Guty fn the Caribbean ares, | Charles believes that it: de in-the
. best interest of the US dovernamnt to givo him all necessary help in bis -

.. @fford to gat rid | of Duvaier vio hax brought Masts fo the brisk of total
. @eoncaic collepee.

. 3. Decides Calin, chartes és the support of en unnamed highe
werking Baitien Arny officer... Charles and hia military, aé.wellas-
‘> @fivilies, friends plan to eet up @ provisional: Junte end. get rid of the.
“goeniss of Haiti,” that. ia, Duvaliey. and his supporters... After the. -
@onsolidation of power in the hands of the Junta, Charles: will run for a
Presifant, Ha is convinced that he cen win vince: he has many supporters.
Fort-mi-Foincs 20° well as in rural areas, Charles claims that be
leoateole” Brann Catholic end. Episcopalten.olergy;- teachers and stufents,: -
. ceveral Dusinesmen, end hoy militia figures in the rural: read 'vbo.aow a
- Walt for bic cignal to overthrow. the present regine. 2

: : ‘Ghartes 10 stilt yeetending'to.be a oval augporter s¢'Duvalter, ©
Mowever, be feelin that hie life: te now in Genger-and unless hestrikes .
- Pivet, be nay. fali. victim to: the President, His position has: become -
Ghakey. In eaviy 1967, at Duvalier's request, he ‘submitted a: smenorendun -- :
Ho @o the President decoribing the wrong doing of Henri Slolait,:.who ts in. -.
a charge of the Regio 4a Tahae eat Das Aliuntten (ener and sot inst) 7
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- Biolait hes been; successful in raising money for Duval ier end also had. (oy deg ,
" Peautiful hose bufit for some of the President's key. supporters. Do, Fos :
t 4. . en us nbeneanar in Pace cceprince, °F te menorenti'on Stclate : woes _ To
Ee "| ee US Arbassator in Porteau-Prince, so Sa . ;
: 5. Arthough bo has relationships vith the (B Atplouatie service 12 oa on
Port-au-Prince, Charles expressed his desire to “cooperate vith a liaison -.. at On
Officer from the US", Vnen. asked to elaborate, he stated thet 1t would ote, a °
. be too dangerous to contact a US diplomat in Port-au-Prince; ‘instead be 4 .
he would nrefer to cooperate vith"a Liaicon nan: from the Fentagoa." . Re . -
6. Chrias sated nh on Feesiant be wuld jure oro soles, RS

_ @liminating the Puvalier clemente ond ‘the Commiste and establishing ~
_ & "Liderval ¢amoretic':regine. ‘If-be falls to receive US help in his:
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= | COUNTRY Hait - os REPORT NO. C$ =31/05457-67 . ‘i
, SUMECT Efforts by Haitian Civilians = »§=—S_DATE DISTR’ 10 May 1967 a
4 4nd Military to Gain Power . . _ id
4 Yn Haitian Government - : _ NO. PAGES 2 i
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E ‘ THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE, APPRAIBAL OF CONTENT 7 TENTATIVE, é
i gounee, A foreign businessman vho has lived in Haiti for a nuber of years and . "
-— - who da acquainted with high officials of the Haitian Gorarnment.. He is - e Los
7 _ an untested source. Source obtained this information froma high-level. / 7
Haitian Government officials me, . aa fo * en oo
i. Rettians Clenard. Joseph ‘Charles’ and, Herve Bayer are 2 contenting for power.
; in the Haitian Goverument, and each has hopes of succeeding President :

Francois Duvalier., Although they are working together end will-join -.
forces in order to get rid of Duvalier, they ioeat walk stert Sineing
' Between themselves ence this objective is. obtained.

@. Solonel: Jacques’ Laroche ie the militery's primary contenter for powr, a
_ nd undoubtedly he will be the one to consolitatea. military movement ——
against Duvalier. Since the diomissal of. high-ranking military officers — .
See ead tan ag ee toe tarenne ine enuayed. tht erentast
power within the Amy.”

"3 Te Duvelier to escaseinsted, dt 1s likely thet there Wil) be bloodshed in|
a the strests.. In this-event, it would be the Army who would step in | ~- |.
dumediately and contro] the situation. Despite the. fact that. the Any <
de emall ond weakened from its. loss of high-ranking offficers, it stil
would be powerful ‘enough to neutralize any effort: by, the-Haitian militia .
- (Vall) because ‘the VEN is -teorganized: and.would be unable.t6 cope with —
the confusion which vould be caused by’an’unnatural death of Duvalier.§ -&
- However,’ if Duvalier dies a natural death there would be-less chance of -
'. postilities because the ‘peopis: around Duvalier vould have a better: ~ _
“he. there 4s ttle chance thet Tacralier wild step dow fra, yover ‘volun:
. .- Sardly because of his pride. However, in this respect hia-femily, | _
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i . 1. Charles is president of the Commercial Bank of Haiti, and Boyer
_ ' ds a former Minister of Finance under Duvalier. Another source,
i - : vhose reporting has been infrequent, but considered reliable, has
7 . reported that Boyer has signed’a contract to work with en interna-
; , a : tional organdzation in- Europe.’ -If Yoyer leaves Haiti, it is possible
an ; TL, that he will forego his ambitions for power in the Haitian Govern= |.
. ‘ . ment, or that hig endeavora will be hampered seriously by bis
Coo * ebsence from the country, | ew oS, i
oot 2. Leroche is Deputy Chief of Staff of the Haitian Armed Forces, His.
om mos, De j ambitious and corrupt character, and his overtures tovard Duvalier,
De : _ -" Bawe gained him his power within the Army over ‘the placid, easy= -
re : going General Cerecd Constant, Chief of Staff of the Haitian Army. a
eo . : . ‘For dlographic information on Lacsoche sea CBLM=313/00918-67.

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_- 3 COUNTRY = Hatta neront NO. Cspp-312/01428- er :

+ "5. gypect Plans of Clemara Joseph Charles, -—=SOdDATE: FuSTR,. 22 May 1967

5 President of the Commercial Bank . . < j

i Of Haiti, to Overthrow the “NO. PAGES 2 , :

i Duvalier Government Oo :

; DATE OF - Ear: 1 . po

_ ‘ly May 1967 _ _ 7 7 . | |

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:  - QATE ACG. _(9 May 1967) _ “FIELD REPORT-NO. “. ; L

a f THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. Source SEADINGS. ASE CEFINITIVE, APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE,

i source A foreign busiuessman with wide contacts in Port-au-Prince. Source - oa si

La . Yeporte infrequently, but his information is believed to de reliable... aan

; Be received. the informatica from a © person elese to’ charles. oe mi ed

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ia Ateciissing the peostbiity of overthrowing che Duvalier Government in. an

the near future, Clemard Joseph Charles, presifent.. of: the Commercial Benk :
of Haiti, said he now is ready to execute his long-planned scheme to’ .o
seize pover with his military and civilian friends in Port-au-Prince, with a
or without the help of the U.S. Government.” If he fails in his efforts
‘0 obtain U.S. support for his plan,” Charles still intends to-go ahead
. with the plot, but he said the execution of his scheme will take more... -
time. However, Charles beiieves:that it is in “he-best interest of the; 27
Davalies sho bas brow Hast to the Drink of total commie coliaenct a
Davalier who has brought Haiti to the brink of totel econonte collapse.’ .

&. Charles ‘said that he has rifles end hand grenates hidden "sé ere in ; vt
Haiti" end that through his geod friend. Colonel Octave Cayard,’ commander . aa
of the Haitian Coast Guard, three Ha2tian bows, which carry cannons,: :

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wilt be under his control. Cxyard cannot furnish enough ammunition, for:.
the cannons, but Charles: hopes to obtain the- neceasary.amount from the’

fee cone ines 7? DOK, whoa hes ‘een on duty.inthe Caribbean area” “oy
for some time... ; _

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Any officer. Charles and.bia military ané¢ civilian friends plante: 2 |
set uw o provisional junta and get rid of the "enemies of Haiti," thot is,
Duyelier ont ie supporters. : After the: conecltaation of power in the «-
Randa of the junta; Charles plans to run for President end ia convinced ©
thet ha a Cas Win since he han many supporters ‘in Port-au-Prince. aa well

as in the rural eress of Halt’. Charles claims that'he "controls" the =. .
Sethalie ant: Opal. clergy, teachers and students, several. businessmen, | ,
"a hoy ‘nil sttomen to the rurel areas. vho are yuiting for his eignal to) :
overthrow the. present regime. > . “

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Charles has ctated that should he become President of Haiti, te would . a
_ Pureve a pro-U.5. policy, eliminating the Duvalierists and the Commnists ,
and esteblishing a "liberal, democratic” regime.

Charles stil is pretending to te a loyal supporter of puvalier; however, :
his position hes become shaky anda he believes that his life is in danger. ’
He feels that he may fall victim to Duvalier unlesa he (Charles) strikes -
firat. For the time being, Charles will continue to support Duvalier in»
ex. effort to allay the President's suspicions. As president of the =.
Haitian Chamber of Commerce, Charles soon will deliver a speech praising
the achievenents.of Duvalier. He is anxious for the U.S. to know that.
Bis overtures toward Duvalier are pretense ent that be 12. determined to:
60 into action against the present ‘regime.

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Boyer, Sana tanlaver Of Fisenee wns Duvalier, yare comtenting
for power in the Haitian Goverment... oe

cane ‘de Tn the past several months, Charles has nade merous attempts to : : tp.
Nao, ‘ elicit support from several U.5+.Gaverment agencies for his plot - chlo

“gs wo resscn vas given for Charles" belief that 4% wouhd’te 4n'the best
Reo. interest of the U.S. to suppert his schems to overthrow Duvalier. an

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= COUNTRY Haiti on - REPORT NO. CS DB-312/01.605+67

*, |. SUGUECT Further Plans of Clemard Joseph Charles ~ pal: piste. -& June 1967
’ fo Overthrow the Haitizo Governments :

Yor Support fron Haitian Exiles, :

yo His Military Supparters and His Bids © NO, PAGES 3
| | EFERENCES .
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pate ACQ. (15, 22°May 2967)” _ FIELO REPORT NO. .
: j THIS, 5 UNEVALUATED_INFCRMATION. “SOUNCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 16 TENTATIVE ;
5. SOURCE A foreign businessman-vith wide contarts in Port-au-Prince who: te-believed.to°. 0 0
noe - fepors oncurately wiat “he leans. “Thie"informstine vas ‘obtaines treme close.”
we “| , | Eriend of Charles vie pronslly wax sine thet Atiwalna reach UsSs effiotalar ‘A a
: _ f pe
- de Glenant Joseph: Charles, sagan tun ganspvtnh. pach of wexet, viatms
: that since Maj. Coicou Jol a close frient, has replaced Capt. Harry

Sassy in the Presitential Guard, he: (Charles) now has an access to arms

. Although ho definite dato bas beon act yet for the:cou, Ghanlee ‘8 convinced ©

-. . that 1t must de carried out “within the next few sionths" to save Hail fra - eo

- @eonemic and political. chaos. Charis, and expecially his military Sriente,. ae
feel that 1 67.40 the year of decisions *: we Bae

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"2. Although Col. Piern:-Lowls (tm),2 ccmantcr of the Deseslines Darracts, ae

a , soe ; ; yas not ramed a9 a fellov-conspireter, Charles believes shat Pis ~
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, rot Se Charles. has the cupport of Capt. Preval ‘preva: (fon); atthe Presidential Quast, Ae
_ on& realizes. that high-ranking officers Loyal $0 Duval ier covlA osuse bloodshed
" Ghetlee, anf his associates expeas viclenoe dicing. the inivial: stages of te
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5. Charles haf no contact with Haitian exile groups until ‘early May 1967, po
when he sent an emissary to New York Uity to talk to Louis Ban:aricq, a
prominent anti-Duvulier exile, vhose entire. family was killed by Duvalier's
henchueh.e Sansaricy ugricd tu support Charles in @ final shawiowm with
Duvalier and pranised to line up sane of his fellow exiles to support

; ve Charles. A close friend of Charles.was plaming to go to.New York in © - ar
i _ mid-May 1967 ostensibly to discuss port development ‘projects in Port-at- = = st
tar Prince with 6 U.8. construction firm however, thé real purpose of the == “ot
ty. trip is to contact Haitian exiles to gain their. support for Charles. ° sae

6. 0 19 May 1967, 0 grow of proninent Haitian extles Held a:necting in Loe
_  Wew York City to celebrite. Raitien, Flag Days: One: of’ the. orgenizers’of _
. the meeting vas Dr. jumelle (fm), @ medical doctor whose brother was’ |
.,& former Haitian Minister of Finance and vho was killed -Duvaliere
Ser iteal aiviocr to the armbiie of hat-eoa ane cea io olaiine to.

| ther tt cont

. - col. Gracia Jactuen of the Presidential Quand < 3S Sedgjueé, who in co longer

blindly loyal to Duvalier, will be néedel in the execution ofthe coup, Po

gm can be Doughty hovever, case pover: 20 in the hints ‘of e-militery Pee
-_ dunta end Charles, Jacques will be eliminatede |... . ne

Be. Ine Desir, bead of the Tonkoa-Mecoute -

gs Glovis Destnor; Malster of Fiaaace ~ a Yenarehtat” vith prestMential
a eavizetions vio hes en “untergrovol movenent in Haiti.” :

Gen. Gerard Constont, Chief of Staff ; 7 a

Ost. Jacqion Laroche, Deputy Chiat of State = a “eouvinced Camamist” ot

- 8.. 32 the coup te successful, Charles bopes'to give Antre Theat, former % ee

i+. «| Wedtien. Ambassaior to the United States,'.a @ catptamathe :ponty gheard 40 |. ‘

.. | ghrongly pro-US. Ceathes netnrds cerazd tuditemeney kintavar ec teal, e
| a very sick man. vith no furthes Pobitioal. scpinations vata oe :

; 9, Close friends of Charles are ccuvinced thet Ciurles ise’no chotee but. to ee
8 -. * QUERY ut @ COD VEE Oe WE ae tomeien ely, and thes his china
tek ere good because several of Duvalior's new appointees to key positions are... :

“Prianis of Charles; also, that Cherles must act‘socn because the the morale of.
many of Duraldcr's niiticy ont civilian eapereerg has reathed ei eiI-Aina
‘dow end Decsuse the Faitian Treasury ie almost: expty..

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| DIRECTOR. INFO ‘PORT AU raj, 0 po BASE/ NEW YORK
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“REF? DIRECTOR. suse ee =
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he OW 4 MAY Mery t EVLOFT~I LEARNED ‘FROM. CONSUL. EUGENE |
“ MAXEMELIEM THAT CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES: 18. LW'NEW YORK. CITY -
o artfnptina BORROW MOWEY OW GOH" BONDS. a ACCORDING To MAXIMILIEN, ©
PRESIDENT DUVALIER ‘HAS: NBTRUCTED CHARLES. TC “ADVANCE: $538,008 a
“< PRON OMA (SOCIAL SECURITY) FUNDS FOR, PURCHASE: OF CARS. = =
OR ‘TOURISM DEPARTMENT. Aifresuree STATED THAT furvouan Ona.
UPPOSEDLY HaS $425,000 IN CASK, CHARLES “HASWALREADY. "ADVANCED
$125,608. ant CANNOT FIND. ENOUGH CASH. ‘TO(MEET: DUVALIER'S.
REQUEST. BECAUSE. OF. THES, CHARLES 18: SCARED TO: ‘RETURU. ALTE:
ESPECIALLY IF. PRESENT SEW YORK ‘WEQOT LATIONS PALL. © “CHARLES 18 -
ase WORRIED THAT-HE. HAY MOT-BE: ABLE DEPART. Wabtte .
| MAXIMILIEN Aso. gato THAT FRITZ QREGER, DUVALLER be
TROUBLE. SHOOTER, Wow BN WEW-YORK ARO: WAS. LMVOLVED: 1 COUNTER: _
FELTING HAITIAN STAMPS AND: WOWEY: AND HAS. bee BANISHED- FROM
MARTE EVLOFT=1 OPLNEs that HIS. ‘STORY. FALSE A AND: “aRaER ba

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ACTUALLY. 18 dew YORK OBTAIN INFO HAITIAN EXILES.
Se JMWAVE FORWARDING UNDER REF B COPY OF Document PRE
APARED- BY PRESIDENT OF BANK.OF -HAITI,. ANTONIO ANORE;. FOR '
TREAGER BROS AND ASSOCIATES, - BLAME EXPORTERS, WHICH OUTLINES .
- FIWANCIAL SITUATION. OF: WAITE. aS OF 26 DECEMBER 1966.” EVLOFT=1
OBTAINED DOCUMENT “FROM: TRAEGER, BROS. VATH. wHom HE HAS. PERSONAL,
2 CONTNGT TRAEGER BROS. APPAREMTLY APPROACHED FOR: HELP: In PROB
“poses il $2..RILLIpa Bonn. 19SUE, But YAS, not RESPONDED.
Docuneir WAS PASSED 10: STATION On 4s mae

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cep lye @ May 1967 > aa +

_ % Telephone Conversation. with Genevieve ‘ . :
. Alyea. (.omentic Contact Service). re. 7
Clomard: ‘somenn CHARLES. | . :

1; At 1600 hours, 26: April 1987, Genevieve Atyea, pes, \!
(Green Phone 3024) relzyed the Zoltowing woosage to the under- —
signed, re Clenard Joseph .

BS Today the DCS Haadquarters received. ‘the: ‘go1lowing
_ teletype: from: Hr. BALOG, New York City DCS representative,”

fron Luis A. BRUN, President of BAB Taternational P Srsortion, pe
| Wow York Citys

Ae: aitd's ‘financial. situation: {a now  eatestrophie. a

. All-efforts. by President: DUVALIER. to: attract foreign

: ; ee a _ @. .eapital have failed. Doweatic financial resources.

ee ., @xzploited through threats, extortion, etc.: are rapidly

oe on‘! . +» @eying up and unless the Government ‘FOcsi ves foreign
i “ help, it facca complete financial: ruin. * .

_ Be wenn another effort to. raise money abroad; povanima:. a.
_’ §AV8. paraission to Banker Cleanrd Joseph CHARLES: te.- oe
; . i - visit the United. States and contact hie business. = = =
is - & . '_.+ €Pfends there, (See Cases-40570 &-46576).. CHARLES’.
_ a - waste to the 0.8, is scheduled on. oy: about. 9 kay 1967,.

* at. whéch ¢ime he will contact. his: ‘business partner, he
doweph DRYER,. in Mioni. .

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"Os According ‘to ERUN, CHARLES aleo plas to go to: . 7 a
~. Washington where ho wants to tell "U.S. Government... .
fae officisls in strict confidence that oe is ready: and a 3 an cr
. ‘ae ° able to overthrow. DUVALIER's. regiae provided. he - a rr
lw HL) 2 7+ oY) pegedves 0.8. help." BRUN. will fly: to: Hiand to aaet: a
an | - GBARLES and wiil, in turn, tell: MARE BALCG": bout:
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S. There is a possibility that CHARLES will-:also come . _ _
to New York City. If he does, BRUN and Capt. BALOG will : poe ;
; ‘discuss the latest developments with hin. = - ns re
i 4. During the past few cays, CHARLES and BAUM have been ib oe
H in. elmoat daily telecommunications, ostensibly discunsing - : . ‘
: ’ business matters. Using certain code worda ‘previously agreed. - rn .
upon in person, CHARLES is able to tell BRUN about..the recent 2 ‘
@ituation in Haiti without arousing the suspicions of Haitian i" 3
. ; , phone censorship. . Parts of the information contained in . he. ‘3 _
ooo Paragraph 1 was received from. CHAALES by ‘BRUN during: their tele. rn
. , conversation on. 25 pra 1967. . ; fu: , a On
‘Wiles R. van Seoy yt A .
" Genevieve Alyea stated she would obtain ‘Goptas of “the pes 7 me tee mo
reports referred to in Para. 2-3 above and call, ithe. maitt es ee ee
Desk on 27. ‘April 1967, . 7 ae a aa me -

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" @, .Clemard Charlee should not tater, imply ‘or boast: —

"os Specific Requirenents, Relative. to- His Plans Since be: [.

: SECRET

Ae Basic Points To Ba Stressed:

i. The U.S. Government cannot make any conmi tment. of
Support to Clenard Joseph Charles. on

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3 my 1967
Requirements for BALOG Contact With Clenard Joseph Charles :

of U.S. support. in his attemspta.to gain support for. his: ;
project. The U.S.G. does not wish to be accused: of~ Lo
overthrowing other governments. oo . "

_ 3. Charles should be. told, however, that. any information
' - eoncerning his plans, intentions and movements will not
under any circumstances be divalged to the on nor. to
other countrymen of his. .-

4... Balog and his. friends ‘are definitely intérested: an Nh
Charles’ activities and informtion he can. provide. oS
relative to the situation. in the latter's. country «: iy

- Claims to Have Certain Capabilitics:
1. .What clonents or groups within the GOH, the military |
and. police do you have actually committed to your: plan ° f. a oan
of overthrowing Papa Doc ‘WMuvalier)?. er
8.. Give the strength. of each group?’ mame of tesdere? .
3. “vhen do you plan to execute your. projest?: woe
| @. ow do you-invend to- handle the eitustion with. wogard: ;
- €@ the Presidential Guard, the. Deasalines, treose: and the . Mo,
, police in Port au Prince? — a :

3.. In the- execution of your scheme what = ‘the extent
eg vielence £ foreseen?

. ¢. wnt connsction do: you have with. exites: and where?

a2) a cage Fou decide to act would nots: wa. Be
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Other Requirements; :
1. What ie the true evaluation of Papa Doo’s health?
2, Who are his personal doctors?

3. In view of the deteriorating econony of the country

-@o you think Papa Doc will step down and depart?

4. What is the reason or circumstances. gor the recent |
Gienissale end transfers of junior officers within the

. military? ,

Ss. Ina struggle for pover what, would be the situation
between Lt Col ‘Hex Dominique and Luc Fouroard? Are ~

- these two individuals part of your Schone?
. 6. What part would Gracias Jacques, Luc Desir, Clovis

Deainor, Gerard Philippeaux and Geueral Constant play

_ 2 case Papa Doc goes or. there, 18 a power struggle?

“%.° What part would the people outside ‘of Port aw Prince -

lay in an atteapt of an overthrow? What groups in the
nterior and other cities would begin fighting each .
other at this juncture? tle,

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 . ALYEA (Green phone 3024), relayed the followine as
“thie date frou the DCS New: York office, Mr.

* SMITH, former U.S, Aubaesador to
- businessain, to teke Haitian bank:r

“-) to the state Departma
-” @ontacted: Paul ROGERS,

, Rewer
" Department.

i Astoria, BL.5-3000,

1 May 1967

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECCRD .
SUBJECT sion :
. ALYEA, DCS; re Clesiard Joseph CHSRLES |

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the DCS Hq. representative, Genevieve

2.° At 1530 hours,
Beage received -
BAIOG:00
_. 2. The "EARL" referred to in my previous message is Earl -°.
Cuba and a friend of the
KEWNEDYS. SMITH, who was approached. by: J : | ae
] Clemard” Joseph: CHARLES...”
it, refused to do-so.. In turn, DRYER...
Congreseman fron Florida,: who agreed. -
to talk with Sonator. Ted: KENNEDY. According to Luis A.BRUN,
‘agreed to muke an appointaent for CHARLES at the State

3. Last night (presuwibly $0 April), CHARLES flew from
. Port au Prince to New York City, He is staying at the Lincoln
. Gquare Motor Inn, Suite 1002-1008,

8U-7-6800, until Wednesday
-@3 May). when he. plans: to go. to Wash fete

ington and Miamd.,
ne wets, flee, last night, Luc Albert FOUCARD, son-in-law
@f President DUVALZER who is Minister cf Tourigm,* and his wife.
arrived in New York City. They are Staying atthe Waldorf =.

5,. Allan COLTON, part owner of Haiti Internation
Recther Corp, Fort au Prince, a Cuniddan national who requested.

' GR igterview with Capt. BALOG, Zlew.back to Haiti yesterda

He told us (ccs) that: hic effortsto #011: Haitia: .treasurg:
bonds in. the United uéstes and Canada..were unpugceseful, =

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25 April 1967

MEWORANDUM FOR: wr Melvilie Osborne Cig oe
Departnent of Btate Se a

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Per our telephone ‘conversation, there follows a
copy Of the message from Ambassador TIMMONS, dated
22 April 1967, concerning Clemard Jozepn (CHARLES 1 -

"Ae Departeent and CIA Washington: are well 4
' aware, CHARLES hag inordinate ambitions and”. ONE

- hae Several tines in. past taken ciatlar line, | mt
.. Inay judgasnt he: is again fishing to see if . : se
he can attract som form of U.8.. Government - , ot
Support . We are most circumspect here in | en
Gealing with CHARLES and i am sure’ .ashington °
ie handling in sass fachion. . Anbassador. asks:
this message. be. shown hd LOK Ao OSBORNE,
 Ana/can, State.” ae

“crtetont a 7 - addressee.
- WH/7/Haiti Chrono
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. MEMORANDUM 'FOK THE: RECORD

SUBJECT;. Telephone Conversation with Gerievieve ALA, ;
Domestic Contact Service re CLemuird ard Joseph CHARLES sO,
(201-357029).” 3 ; an

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1. At 1500 hours, 21 Aprai: 1967, ‘Wiss ‘Goneviéve: ‘ALYEA, pees
. Domestic Contact Service, X3026 (Green. Phone 3024): called tie
’ wndersigned to inform. the. Haiti Desk. of _comments.:made on a
teletype message from their: DCS representative: an: ‘New York |
City, Mr. BALOG. § According to Miss ALYBA,:-Mr. _BALOG had
. dnterviewed a U. Ss. businessman who travels: “frequently. in |
'. Latin American (later identified as. Luis’ -BRUN) »° on: ‘conditions . _
ain Haiti. Mr. BALOG had teletyped the report’ to DCS Headquarters,
and had: added the. . following comment at. the - end. of. ‘the report. my .

Vb
a "On 20 April, Mr.’ BALOS -in. “New: ‘York, ‘Gaty;. -Anter= °
.viewed the source (SRUN). - The source visited. “Port au, Prince
during the latter part of February 1967--and, spent. one week °

‘as. the guest of CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES: '(Preside*t '62. the: . oe
Commercial Bank of Haiti)... Source, who maintains telephone
and cable contact with CHARLES, is convinced. the’ ‘latter —

(CHARLES) has decided with his unnamed Arny - friends, to i
overthrow’. President DUVALIER now... :Source® ‘says. CHARLES had. fo :
asked his U.S. business partner,. Joseph «DRYER: Palm! Beach, oo y,
Florida (Home phone: @b5-26103: Business. phony s: 832-6331) and :
Qnother person identified ae "EARL" (probably: Earl’.0.- FINNEY,
AID official) to get in touch ‘with the-U.S. State. Dep rtment. a
‘before, the end of. this -week.:°-"EARL", .who: J upposed: to. have...
influential friends-at the State Department, :will-try to -
persuade. the U.S. Government that CHARLES, who-has presidential |

- gepirations, now “has the power and : ‘determination: to‘ get rid

- @£ DUVALIER. CHARLES, who now fears. for hia life, sent hig :

- gon to New York City. a few weeks: ago for a ‘Bedionl ‘sheckup |
and advieed hin to remain. in the U.5."". ~

. 2... ir. BALOG: then referred to paragraph 6 of: the intelhigenco: -
“Foport: which contained the following. question. and snewert

in uestion: What’ is your assessment of. youths. their
ition) orientation or lack. of: one and
heir general outlook for the future?

BECRET.


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Source Anwer; - Students, as well as educated: persons, . ;
. listen regularly to two foreign radio: aa : ode

. broadcasts -- one emanating from the United 2 a

States and one from Cuba.. The Cuba station, ~ :

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- Which emphaoizes Communiat ideology, appears’ ~ ‘| .

' -. to be popular with ‘the intelligencia and : . t
Students while the " =liv-the street" _ ‘| :

_ prefers the U.S. broadcasts, © Be ° ton”
S. Mr. BALOG then commented regarding paragraph 2 above rn a

_ 88 follows; 9. Te ea So te a woe ; ,

_“The radio station’mentioned-above is’ located somewhere: ;

'. dn Massachusetts, according to our source and his Haitian friends ° .

' in New York City. - The believe it. is a CIA operation.” o. . ot as
. 4,” Clemsrd’ Joseph CHARLES" Arny friend wentioned above” _

_ may possibly include Jacques LAROCHE, Deputy Chief of Staff, | oe oar ace
“to cnbs, At,1630 hourn, the tindersigned contacted Miss ALYEA i _
to obtain additional information from Mr. BALOG- concerning. 2; 3 i
_bis interview with BRUN. ‘Unfortunately, Mr..BALOG put the .. ge, te :
above message on the teletype and then Separted for the weekend. ~ . . _
and will not be available for recontuct until -Monday, 24 April 1967... _ ;

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_-REF2. DIRECTOR 95276. —
“Le REF SHOWN TO AMBASSADOR MORNING, 22: pares |
(2+ FOLL FROW AMBASSADOR? AS DEPT AND-WOFACT WASHINGTON .. A Se
VELL AWARE, CHARLES HAS INORDINATE AMBITIONS AND ‘HAS SEVERAL TIMES ~
“IN PAST TAKEN SIMILAR LINE. "IN MY JUDGMENT. HE IS. AGAIN:
" PESHING TO SEE IF HE CAN ATTRACT SOME. FORM OF use. SUPPORT.
“WE. ARE HOST CIRCUMSPECT: HERE IN DEALING WITH: CHARLES. AND >
I AM SURE WASHINGTON I HANDLING IN SAME’FASHION., ° _
3. AMBASSADOR ASKS THIS NSG BE SHOWN TO LONG AND. OSBORNE, :
[aras CAR, |STATE.

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gg Be oN a2 APRIL, ANOTHER: WOFACT ‘eeromem ots ‘FOLLOWING |

Ingo BS. CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES WHICH OBTAINED | Fron bumnce WHO:

_ «TN AIMGST DAILY: CONTACT. WITH CHARLES,” “SOURCE CLATNS HE SPENT.
| WEEK LATTER PART FEBRUARY AS GUEST CHARLES IN PORT. AU PRINCE,
"a, SOURCE REPORTED 20 APRIL HE CONVINCED CHARLES HAS DECIDED '
. | oveRrimow DUVALIER NOW WITH AID F300 UNNAMED ARMY. FRIENDS, SOURCE
lo SEATED CHARLES HAD REQUESTED U,8, BUSINESS. PARTNER AND ANOTHER’. “
My Firm 10 cer IN TOUCH WITH STATE DEPARTHENT econ END: OF WEE"

0 3) RID or vow, ‘SOURCE ‘ALSO. REPORTED. ran t CUNRLS, aC

on towne ABOVE INFO: } Nor AVAILABLE | FOR, POUTHER, quesrioNme G
PRIOR 2 APRIL. ms PASSING INFO To MR. OSBORNE OF. BTATE pert .2//

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MARKED FOR (DOIN

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ONLY QUALIFIED OFSK
CAM UDO HIDEXING

Chief of otatlon, Port uu ieinee?s

Uperetiouel/Contect with Clewira voserh Gerdes

‘ACTION REGUIRED-REPEEENCEA ; Jo) 5 FOO
Putt aU PRINCE 4342

ren tA ERT OP Dt OES

Reference:

- 4. On 8 Jonuery 1467 Subject o,ain made coutict’ with a
RaCHFILLD. — Contict was estculisinca throu one of Cuuject's °
assistents wno cume to KACHSILLU's nome aL eprroximetcly 1750 hours .
on 7 april 1907.° subject's assivtent asked KaCurinLd if he would

‘Like to vorrow some uucks on the nistory of sultt ond If so te
could ,~o to. Suoject! s home. unu mike & selection, Ks Clikiubu, in
order to still ror time to: arfcct the: proper coordinction, steted

ne would be able to proceed to Supject’s nome.the Lollowin,, sttcre
noon ét 1600 hours. On the wournin:, of 8 spril wsCili' LuLu touched {

bese with botn tue Clo end Chief, LelUks who bereed tet KaGhe LLU
should go to see Subject. ; . a

bos Be Subject wos | ‘ expecting MaCH# TLD and £ apolojiaed to
. RaCh#IELD for not proceed {ny to sbChi1eLD's home himself vut éxplsined.
that he was efraeld KACHFILLD may nave ned Eucsts. He proceeded to
tell HaCHFI.ALL that the economy of siti was in.» duploreble cone
dition end. tit noone can tell the Fresideut’ whet to do. se then
lefu the roow und returnid é minute leter with & cony of "Le hone
iteur", the cillciul teitian newsrcyer, which, ine guid, would not |
pe released untlJ. sometime tine foluowin, neex.e Thin ’newspe,cr . ° 4"
statea that the Haltlan.Giovernment plens to p&éy-.or the minting of
newgsilver colns. wsudject was very upyet oectusv, he steted,-tne

Heifion Government cen.ot afford such on. expends the newsperer
wa: turned over to Lit Uitbe :

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” Distribution? —
. 2eChief, wily

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“DISPATCH . Su Gane? . WTPa-2014. (cont)

je Subject once epain relvurited to i LD thet he wus
willing te answer tiny questions. we rise steved tuet ne hove
that the ouvpolny GChier, Lirias would invorm the -lucominy. Caier,
luPUtis tbhet he le sort wialing vo coopers te ssith Ladin ‘Occéuse he
believes thet tue seaveuion of his Country ucpinds on such cooper=
’ ation. ’ .

4. Cogse Oi ficer’ Com.ents, Charles orpecred uuch more at ese
uurlny, this mecting, then ne did ot tne previous one, lt up eured
-88 thou:h ag. uctublly wanted: to tulk 10 someone wad knew tn. t -ne
Could trust KavurleLv not to Leak the conversstion vo tie GUN,
Ratiikiebu, once bgtin, leit tiie cour wide open Yor Luture conver-

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‘ventures into the banens and telecommunicitions ousinesses were ~ .
_ unsuccessi'ul due “ta politiccl interference.

PROGEESING ACTION
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CAN JUDGE INDEXING

CTION REQUIRED - REFERENCES

. weference: UIRECYUd d531h, 2 21. burch “1967

1. A dark negro about 5*7" tall, Clenerd Josenh | L. Uherles :
was vorn at Gonsives, Huiti, on 21. april 1423. According; to hime"
self, his rotoer wis 6 professor tnd his mother b "simple pessent",
Accordin.; to others he is sensitive soout his oripins anu is re=\
ported to heve cnenped his Lene, from Ganerien vecause of the con~.
notation of nothin; ness implicd in thé neme.- iis retner is vere,

- dously reported to neve been & curpetiter. aud & pessont. He re=
- ceived his primary educetion et’ the perochial sguool end { Graduated -

from the Lycee Gerlrard in. bort’.eu Prince in 143y. - according. to:.
his own &ccount he taughe in rurel scnools, worked: 68 & patholo- |
gist, upholsterer, Lime-kce: er, planvetion supervisor, end treé-
lance journalist. In 1947 ike wes arpoinved Controller Generel of

_ukaitian Southern vanana Industry euu in’ 1948, beceme: General AGENbs.,
. The following year he esttolished himselfus: wanufacturer's

Representative ani crezted his own export. and: import, business. ,

-- In’ 195g ne went to Lonuon es & member’ of tne leonomic ui.ssion”. of
« the Neiticn Government, una in 1954: negoticted’ on the Huitian ©

Government's behult e controct with vic General nlectric Co., 3
Ltd. of Coventry, bnglend.ror the noderniging ana extending, of the.
telecomiunicétions system of haiti.. He liver said .tnat coth his .

Hin success. story, * ;
according to a U.S. orlleies. "apperently hin”es‘on.the fact. tnet -

_. he feels-.that he nes schleved stature. in the comnaunity ootii- socleliy
‘and politically". - Charles oteves thet: he created ‘the. Banque=
. Commerciale d'Heitd (CH) Ain 1900, und is now the sole. Owners. |

* AConcinued/

: Distribution: -

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‘brineipal orsicer in cherlest vii
TyoU with Ulirdes as presivent wos un amerioen citigea du bie
Savluys tnd Loin ovsiness nimed -cLiide (fnu), wno wcs leter indicted,
convicicd im. jeileu ia tue cadived etétes Lor usin, the weils to
defréud.. anotucr ordinal pertner oO: the oene, one Cereld },
Cia ba, clleypedly trou enice.0, siitnois tes a crinined record
jiu verJous jeil sentences ene convictions, «seftier cailn or
Comiolly ire Curreatcy oignetories to tin bank, nor purtners,
ihe vank is reportea to cave u Very poor. portlokic of soins since,
accordiiy,. to ruwor, tne Joens Weve buen mede, Lo covecnment of fle .
cisls on tiw basis cf taeir Sieneture end witncut proper colleteral.
Uesiaes tie veuky, we ls caso Lule or yart owner OL several other
dnuductriad end commerciai enterprises in lelut-and is tue wele
. Tepresentutive in wuici ot tue General vlectrle so,, utd., London
Gusloud, ald wie Glenens Genukert -orke, Cermeny, “e ds uirector: |
of Fort Concession (zrucr hohenuiud Sayed asperted) and ulgo Look
over the oil refinery concession wien ordipdur.ly selonpsd to
Valentine. (wow involved In litlsucios: wits alu over their ine
Vestment .ubruntee. } co,

WHEN the Vain Ves opened Ln

2. Cherles is President o. tae Chenber of Commerce, tnd. also —
belongs to severel other commereizl wud civic. or, unizations ine | v4
Cludins tne Conmittee for tie Kehuvilitevion oft. iturel Sections -
of Haiti, tne Internetionel Cluo o: Goumerce or likiti, the. Come
merce tnd. indusur, association of new York, and -tuc Notary Cluo. |
(according, to @ rerort of surch 1967, ‘he. wes dropred rom the lest |.
Cluv in 1900 for noneattendences) oe me, oo

3e In March 1907 ne wes forecd to give up his interest in |
& number of smaller concerns (Sonutruro, Haitian vobecco, Haitian .
' Internztionsel Leother, ete.) out retained his uvnopoly of tue ine ”
“" surence business andthe bank 4s well us nic-individucliy- owned :
export-inport, business. . _ . . Soe

4... Altiough it is obvious that Clemerd: Joseph Charles. hes
been 8 favorite of Fresident Duva’ ‘er, the recent changes in — :
is finuncial empire indicete a loss of trust. the econony is { -
‘sucn & poor shepe that Cherlos is not..meking as much out. of © +
his enterprises-.nd tue money sud uredil squeeze is hitting him -:
“@S8.well as the ese of tae wore honest businesumen in tluitd. Age:
syutols ol pust revor vherles hes. been decorated with tho Urder”. ~
of Fetion and dolivar (Coumander),' the Order. oi agricultursl Merit .-
(Gonmander), Knight or the National Urder "Honor and merit!, wots
Officer of the Lavor Urder, and Goumunder-o1uhe Civil Merit Urder, -

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3e One welleiniormed high: United “stetes: official reperted :
din early 1963 thit chirles was u “aliprery cueredter" out thar a
"* gome doubt. existud conceruing’- his importunce: or -politdcal -sijni-! im 2
ficunce within the regime. - a4 few months atter this evtimte wag
meds, Charles conversed with a US Lnbassy olfielil.: Throuhout ©
their tulk he showed ap oovious aesirg Lo denmunstrute his total A
Oliticed diuintercss in che past whilu: simulvancously hinting
Bnut he could bucome a political lpuro. in-the heur. future, Ne 5
* , MeGe Cuerdou- suctenents aoout thie Duveller reglme; unhesiloting ly
giving the Luprosslow thet Ho was tho: Preuiaent"a’iriend both’ < be
throu desire una hecesulty, Out thet -he definitely did not are |
‘with somo of the povurnment u pollelug.” lie atiritouted his ouprort:
of the current..govermment to tie fact that it-would. be den: eroug |
for ‘a Hedtdun to withnold it, The. follow.iy month (hey 1463),. > -
‘on & business. trip te the United Utebes, Chardes tole & Sormor Us *
Jeurnelist thet he wes ba a position .te bocou: bed of w provisions)
government after Vuvaller wes ronoved frou ‘tie. sage. ie oboe.
exprasued & vellef that the-lresdident weg ruudy' to institute a.
Pelin of terror tid-tacce he woo wirlin- to bogupt: sovdit Gide os.
dn the opinion of tue Journellut, Cherleg firuly oelleved thet. -thig
Woe tne. drut -atenoe: Cor une Undled Stutue bo nedy eubevdlsh wo
dgnocretie Hultl, orloudiy cowurd the United Gtetis, ind weve .
tre ouuulry drome Guutroetype Gommundut tokvovers Chi rles. auld! an
/ Ghet Bitliow ds be wee on good Lerma with tne iresldent, he felt: :

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thet he hud fone crus; bud must oe stopped sore le Ligulacted

~bhe opposition. chords telkeud aresly or his wilde prone oF support
Petsents; Lorcivly we tuirid, uuviebuvodier ery Oizicers; inicllec-

tvéls; Journelinsius tna vusinessm.t) ena OF Loe promincnt indlvie

duels who were cutlevuvelier ina ready tu ocek "my ; ove rimment™,

Ne edaed thet If uu dia wot vecoms rovisioncs eTesldest he would

be sotisrled with Lin post of weerchorys of Nintnée ami ieononie

Affeirs., lu caaitdon ve als hioviug reached tne const ltutloned

ape requirement tor frusideat (..0), Unierles ii Ve 6&8 énother

quelificetion tac foct wet ne

wes of "1UU per cent olick ordjin," ' ’
re noting thet only bios in chis' ci tegery. coulu win tue presidency. i
RO . ~ . . : . . ! .
& 6 Ghérlcy sbid thet if he were to ve Frestuont he would : '
ts ‘ Aeed the "moral und ceononic help of 'vhe Us Government ona people" i '
, x to trausrorm huitl into uw true tid Prosptrous dewocrecy. Ne noted - 2" '
ee thot ue vould need cout éyeor to yut invo elrect his "plun fo i
es the ccoonomic und. socked develorment ol Kelti", whieh ineiuued i ‘
# ‘the Pollowdng ‘poiniu: creetion of & o&lencea tconony tdapted to: ;
g Heltian conditions; cnu nodernizetion o1 wriculture. He suid . ‘
¢ - thet ne would like to present tils-plin to US o.ticiuls ror their
ae considerstion, Br oy : {"
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a po « . Charles: endeavors to uttrect US venture capital for var. H
. fous Hiitdin projuets inu cludms to-ve thorou.iiiypro-United . . i ;
states, He is report. d to oe.gn uonorery citizen ‘of vie city of

Long, deech, Lon. isles, .bew York, tuving pronoted & "sister city"
relitionsiip with thot town ind. Fort bu lrince; .:in-1¥€2 he ree
portedly received the sey tothe City of ikew fork.’ te hes visited .
the United Stites, the United Kinpucm end western Lurope’ mony, .” -
times on ousinesy trips, Tn July:1464 Guerles traveled to mexico -

- and tne Uniced steve; ostunsioly. o-discuss-the-égtjablisnment of = —
& sisal cordeve Lectory in: uiti, out in reslity to outain, 300 *
surplus {-28 treiner ciccriits. harlés Suosequently was retorted
to oe atteuptiny. to purchase 24 US surplus fevel creit for. Haiti's

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- By He 4s murried to Sophie, ‘nee Lherisson, “and hes.an i
adopted sone : ee '

. Yo Fersonaiity. . Vharles is ‘enerully considered us shrewd
but not intelilont, “chis.is borne out by his willingness to
cooperite with the ‘dnternationsl swindler, tohemmed fayed in-w . *

“hmumver os mo.eyenukiny schemes which Came to-& , rinding- helt. wher

_, Fayed absconded witi: bn- undetermined out large smount of money. {
~ He hes little sunce of ‘economic realities: ona is epperently ©.

sensitive about his- knowledge .or lack therdof, : The imoassy ree:
ported in. Decemugr: 1465 that: ét a meeting Luvelier wos. holdd: with.
Antonio: andre (Preslasnt. of the wetionel. Bank of Huitd = SWE).
thet andre shoulu ve aude to divert some of ‘une: "coffee monuy"
from the wetionul Honk to Duvalier's own nceds...(pparently =. -
Charles was roferrdn, to certain taxes on colfeé exports which £o
to the Bank for deut emortization.) ‘Andre roundly critieized = §
Charles ond other selfestyled fneneLul tnu Llscul experts in the
Government, und unded -vy telling UUvVeller thes 4f the letter :
followsd thu edvicu uf. such persous ne woulu wreck liciul, Charles
reported) y: burst dnto. tears. end Was tekin- dile’-this-jive rise - {
to the Story which wes current at tue time tact he hed -had. w:

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B - FIELD RENTS: HOUSE. FROM HIM).. AFTER. ABOUT FIFTEEN. MINUTES” > . | -

Bg SOCIAL CONVERSATION, CHARLES. ASKED RACHFIELD IF IT POSSIBLE mos

. TO. Fass: A MSG. ‘OUT. OF CHANNELS: DIRECTLY TO. CHIEF LBPURE. - - a :
oa RATMF IELD “ASKED. FoR MSG. WITH COMMENT, THAT: HE WOULD MaKe

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MSG ME WOULD CHECK WITH CHIEF LUPURE..” RACHFIELD: THEW REPORTED.

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= ~ SOONE ST. CHIEF LNPURE-THEN-GAVE"HIM” PERMISSION: ACCEPT: 1186. = Jo

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fo up-nse. “CHARLES AGN STATED MSG WOT READY BUT PROCEEDED, : a

| TELL RACHFIELD H€ VERY PRO-VOLADY AND WELL KiowN. HIGH _

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TO CHIEF LNPURL, IN ATTEMPTS MAKE CHARLES REVEAL CONTENTS, |
RACHFIELD STATED ‘3 NOT PREPARED TALK AGAIN WITH CHIEF ERPURE
“UNLESS HE ABLE INFORM CHILF LNPURE CONTENTS OF PACKAGE..:
CHARLES STATED PACKAGE CONTAINED REPORT: OF COMMERSTAL BANK ~
AND TOBACCO MONOPOLY. RACHFIELD SEY UP ANOTHER MEETING’: °~ .
“FOR ONE HOUR LATER: WITH CHARLES, .RACHFIELD NET WITH cos ‘Ai oy
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